John Whessell
John Whessell was a British painter, etcher, engraver and scientific illustrator (1760–1824).
Also recorded as John Whessell, Oxford; John Whesell.
John Whessell in brief
- Born
- 1760
- Died
- 1824
- Known for
- painter, etcher, engraver and scientific illustrator
Contents
Recognition and collections
Work by John Whessell is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, Auckland Art Gallery, National Library of Wales and Yale Center for British Art.
Catalogued works
13 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1791 to 1829.
A Boat Race on the River Isis, Oxford, dated 1822, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1996.22.37. Mr. Cooke, dated 1801, held by National Library of Wales. Dr. John Owen, dated 1829, held by National Library of Wales. The Itinerant Potters, dated 1797, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.14522. The Woodman's Return, dated 1797, held by Yale Center for British Art, inventory B1977.14.14523. Garsington Church, dated 1820, held by Trinity College, inventory T277. Mary, Queen of Scots, dated 1825, stipple engraving, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 58.549.221. A seated male nude with right leg stretched out. Crayon manner print by J. Whessell, 1803, after J. Barney., dated 6 Oct 1803, held by Wellcome Collection. A shipwrecked sailor stands on the shore looking up at the sun's rays emerging from the clouds. Stipple engraving by J. Whessell, 1802, after J. Barney., dated Jan.y 1 1802, held by Wellcome Collection. Studies & designs / by Richard Wilson done at Rome, in the year 1752, Caffé delli Inglesi., dated Octr. 1810, held by Wellcome Collection. A horse turning the wheel to crush apples in a cider-mill. Engraving by J. Whessell after J. Wathen., dated [1791], held by Wellcome Collection. A blind man led by a boy to the mouth of a mountain cave in a storm. Stipple engraving by J. Whessell, 1806, after T. Stothard., dated Jan.y 1 1806, held by Wellcome Collection. Sir Isaac Newton. Stipple engraving by J. Whessel, 1812, after L. F. Roubiliac, 1755., dated 1812, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 6 named public collections.
Yale Center for British Art: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Library of Wales: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Welsh Portrait Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Trinity College: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Whessell, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Whessell, J., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1760John Whessell born.
- 1797The Itinerant Potters (Yale Center for British Art).
- 1797The Woodman's Return (Yale Center for British Art).
- 1801Mr. Cooke (National Library of Wales).
- 1820Garsington Church (Trinity College).
- 1822A Boat Race on the River Isis, Oxford (Yale Center for British Art).
- 1824John Whessell died.
- 1829Dr. John Owen (National Library of Wales).
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Whessell, J., Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Whessell, John, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q21289302: John Whessell
Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with John Whessell (4 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming John Whessell.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 6.
“John Whessell”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Prints
4,138 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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- John WebberEngraver
- John Wesley JarvisEngraver
- John WheatleyEngraver
- John William EdyEngraver
- John Woodrow WilsonEngraver
- John YoungEngraver
- Johnny FriedlaenderEngraver
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