A Correct View of the Old Methodist Church in John Street, New York
This aquatint represents the first Methodist church in the United States, built for a congregation established in 1766, that initially met in a rigging loft at 120 Williams Street. The house seen here at right was already on the site and adapted into a parsonage and library, while the church, opened in 1768, had ballast stone walls plastered a light blue and was known as Wesley's Chapel. The 1823 print was used as a frontispiece for "A Short Historical Account of the Early Society of Methodists, Estabilshed in the CIty of New York in the Year 1768" (1824).
Artwork Details
- Title: A Correct View of the Old Methodist Church in John Street, New York
- Etcher: John Hill (American (born England), London 1770–1850 Clarksville, New York)
- Artist: After Joseph B. Smith (American, New York, 1798–1876)
- Artist: After Peter C. Smith (American, 19th century)
- Publisher: Myers & Smith (New York, NY)
- Date: 1823–24
- Medium: Hand-colored aquatint
- Dimensions: image: 10 3/16 x 13 3/4 in. (25.8 x 35 cm)
sheet: 12 7/16 x 15 5/16 in. (31.6 x 38.9 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
- Object Number: 54.90.1126
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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