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ANTIQUE #SA1170346

Augustin Edouart Silhouette Of Rev Dr Jones

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Wigs on the Green

Wearing a tail coat, breeches and shoes with buckles, Dr Jones is depicted with his top hat and umbrella in a wooded landscape with a church in the background. The church is indeed fitting as Dr Jones was a Reverend gentleman though not attached to this particular church.
 
Born in 1754, Thomas Snell Jones was reared by a Wesleyan Methodist upon the early death of his parents. He was encouraged to train as a Methodist preacher and was then appointed by Willielma Campbell, Viscountess Glanorchy to become the minister at her newly built chapel in Edinburgh. Glanorchy Chapel was built between 1772 and 1774; Jones was installed in 1779 and remained in charge there until his death in 1837 at the age of 82. He married three times and had several children.
 
Cut and laid on a lithograph background, the silhouette is signed – Augt Edouart fecit 1830. It has the artist’s circular trade label reverse and is set in the original bird’s eye maple veneer frame with a gilt slip (small losses to the...
Antique SA1170346 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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Wigs on the Green
Small Portraiture of Character & Historical Interest
Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Tel: 07962 257915
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD