The Reverend Rowland Hill
Relief
1817 (Made)
1817 (Made)
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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.
This profile portrait in pink wax shows the Reverend Hill facing to the left wearing a religious habit over a simple shirt.
Object details
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| Title | The 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. |
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| Credit line | From the Mary Bate Collection. |
| Object history | From the Mary Bate Collection, ex. loan 42. Bought from Philip Bate for £100. |
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| 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 created | March 18, 2004 |
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