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The Reverend Rowland Hill

Relief
1817 (Made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rowland Hill was an eccentric evangelical preacher, who attracted large congregations to Surry Chapel in London which was ereceted for him in 1783.

This profile portrait in pink wax shows the Reverend Hill facing to the left wearing a religious habit over a simple shirt.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Reverend Rowland Hill
Materials and techniques
Wax in giltwood frame
Brief description
Relief, Wax, English, by T.R. Poole, 1817
Physical description
The profile relief, in pink wax on a black glass ground, of the Reverend Rowland Hill is shown facing to the left. He wears a religious habit, worn over a simple shirt.
Dimensions
  • Framed height: 22cm
  • Circular width: 22cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Poole, 1817, South Lambeth'. (Inscribed on the truncation.)
  • 'Published by the Artist [partly illegible] / 1st January 1817 [partly illegible]. (Reads a handwritten label on the reverse.)
Credit line
From the Mary Bate Collection.
Object history
From the Mary Bate Collection, ex. loan 42. Bought from Philip Bate for £100.
Subject depicted
Summary
Rowland Hill was an eccentric evangelical preacher, who attracted large congregations to Surry Chapel in London which was ereceted for him in 1783.

This profile portrait in pink wax shows the Reverend Hill facing to the left wearing a religious habit over a simple shirt.
Bibliographic reference
Pyke, E.J. A Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers, Oxford, 1973, p. 113.
Collection
Accession number
A.34-1970

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Record createdMarch 18, 2004
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