Rowland Hill
(1744-1833), Evangelical preacherMid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 18 portraits
Rowland Hill was a leading evangelical preacher and a close friend of the portraitist John Russell. Hill was an early supporter of the Sunday School Movement at a time of national emphasis on the religious education of working class children to keep them out of trouble and avoid sin at an early age. In 1783, he opened Surrey Chapel in London's Blackfriars Road to which thirteen Sunday schools were attached, catering for over 3,000 children.
by John Russell
pastel, circa 1780
NPG 1464
possibly by Lucius Gahagan Sr
plaster cast of bust, circa 1828
NPG 1401
by Samuel Mountjoy Smith
oil on canvas, 1828
NPG 5397
published by Carington Bowles
line engraving, after 1763
NPG D35840
published by Carington Bowles
mezzotint, published 31 August 1773
NPG D35839
published by Carington Bowles
mezzotint, published 31 August 1773
NPG D3050
published by Carington Bowles
mezzotint, published 1773
NPG D18902
by Joseph Collyer the Younger, after John Russell
stipple engraving, published 1783
NPG D13800
by John Kay
etching, 1798
NPG D13801
by Barlow, published by and after J. Ker
stipple and line engraving, published 3 August 1808
NPG D35838
by Samuel Freeman, after William Derby
stipple engraving, 1820s-1830s
NPG D35845
by Samuel Freeman, published by Thomas Tegg, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 2 May 1825
NPG D35842
by Samuel Freeman, published by Thomas Tegg, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 2 May 1825
NPG D35843
by and published by John Linnell
etching, published March 1827
NPG D35841
by and published by John Linnell
etching, published March 1827
NPG D19930
by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by Smith & Son, after Samuel Mountjoy Smith
mezzotint, published 1 September 1828 (1828)
NPG D35846
by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by Smith & Son, after Samuel Mountjoy Smith
mezzotint, published 1 September 1828 (1828)
NPG D3051
by Samuel Freeman, published by Page & Son, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1 February 1831
NPG D35844
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