. The Wedgwoods: being a life of Josiah Wedgwood; with notices of his works and their productions, memoirs of the Wedgwood and other families, and a history of the early potteries of Staffordshire. known to collectors, is still produced by Messrs. Wedgwoodin their finest jasper ware. The two profiles which I havejust given have been engraved to illustrate Mr. Gladstones Wedgwood: An Address.* And I have to express myobligations to Mr. Murray for his courtesy in giving me thefree use of these two admirable eno-ravino-s. O O * London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1863. MEDALLION PORTRAITS OP W
. The Wedgwoods: being a life of Josiah Wedgwood; with notices of his works and their productions, memoirs of the Wedgwood and other families, and a history of the early potteries of Staffordshire. known to collectors, is still produced by Messrs. Wedgwoodin their finest jasper ware. The two profiles which I havejust given have been engraved to illustrate Mr. Gladstones Wedgwood: An Address.* And I have to express myobligations to Mr. Murray for his courtesy in giving me thefree use of these two admirable eno-ravino-s. O O * London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1863. MEDALLION PORTRAITS OP WEDGWOOD. 367 The next medallion of wliich I give an illustration isundoubtedly of an earlier date than the last; it is of greatrarity, and has never before been engraved. The accom-panying illustration is drawn from an example in the pos-session of my friend, Dr. Barnard Davis ; and a similar onemay be seen in Mr. Mayers museum, Liverpool. On this,Wedgwood is represented in a bag wig, frilled shirt, andcollared coat, and an ermine mantle is thrown over the lower. part of the bust. This medallion I feel disposed, and notwithout reason, to believe to have been the work of Hack-wood, a clever modeller, who was employed by Wedgwood,and produced a large number of portraits and bas-reliefs. Another medallion of a different size, and of totally dif-ferent character, is the one shown on the engraving on the fol-lowing page. Like the last one, this striking and admirableprofile portrait of Wedgwood has never before been engraved 368 THE WEDGWOODS. or noticed by any writer, and I am much gratified at beingthe means of bringing it and the previous one into portrait in this instance consists simply of the head,without any drapery or ornament of any kind. It is remark-ably well and boldly modelled, and is of very great rarity. While speaking of the medallions, it would be unpardon-able not to say a word or two about the exquisite model ofMrs. Wedgwood which was executed as a fitt
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