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Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1822 - 1895

1873

Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church by Alexander Hay Ritchie, 1822 - 1895

Medium

Print

Classification

Print

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John O'Brien

Accession Number

NPG.83.130

Tags

CrownDecorativeEdmund Storer Janes: MaleEdward Gayer Andrews: MaleEdward Raymond Ames: MaleAnchorGilbert Haven: MaleIsaac Williams Wiley: MaleJesse Truesdell Peck: MaleLevi Scott: Male

About this artwork

This composite portrait united the only five Methodist Episcopal bishops living in 1872 with eight new bishops elected that year to create the full complement of thirteen. The image of unity belies the controversies stirred by one of the bishops, Gilbert Haven (1821–1880), whose portrait appears at lower right as number twelve. Haven’s outspoken and uncompromising push for progressive reforms sparked frequent conflict with the leaders of his denomination, including several shown here. Commit...

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