Josiah Wedgwood Collection

Statue of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795), Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The home of Josiah Wedgwood
3585811 The home of Josiah Wedgwood; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the home of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) an English potter and entrepreneur. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The work room of Josiah Wedgwood
3585809 The work room of Josiah Wedgwood; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the work room of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) an English potter and entrepreneur

The home of Josiah Wedgwood
3585810 The home of Josiah Wedgwood; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the home of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) an English potter and entrepreneur. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

An unbuilt design for a memorial to Josiah Wedgwood
3585813 An unbuilt design for a memorial to Josiah Wedgwood; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an unbuilt design for a memorial to Josiah Wedgwood)

Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood on horseback from the original painting by George Stubbs. Chromolithograph by W
FLO4688927 Portrait of Josiah Wedgwood on horseback from the original painting by George Stubbs. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood

The International Exhibition: a vase by Wedgwood and Co. Etruria, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The International Exhibition: a vase by Wedgwood and Co. Etruria, 1862. This beautiful vase is manufactured by the distinguished firm of Wedgwood...It is Roman in character

Josiah Wedgwood
Portrait (XXXL) of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795).English industrialist and potter. Engraveb by W.Holl (1807-1871) from a painting by George Stubbs (1724-1806)

Josiah Wedgwood, signature (engraving)
3641956 Josiah Wedgwood, signature (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Josiah Wedgwood, signature. Illustration for The Autographic Mirror (c 1864)

Wedgwood black basalt bust of Mercury designed by John Flaxman, 1782 (autotype)
6014483 Wedgwood black basalt bust of Mercury designed by John Flaxman, 1782 (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Clay models for Wedgwood portrait medallions designed by John Flaxman (autotype)
6014482 Clay models for Wedgwood portrait medallions designed by John Flaxman (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Birth of Bacchus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype)
6014463 Birth of Bacchus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birth of Bacchus)

Wedgwood jasperware portrait medallions of Lord Bacon, Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, Sir William Herschel
6014479 Wedgwood jasperware portrait medallions of Lord Bacon, Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, Sir William Herschel, Captain James Cook

Wedgwood jasperware candelabra with cornucopiae (autotype)
6014499 Wedgwood jasperware candelabra with cornucopiae (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedgwood jasperware candelabra with cornucopiae)

Wedgwood black basalt bust of the playwright Ben Jonson, 1775 (autotype)
6014484 Wedgwood black basalt bust of the playwright Ben Jonson, 1775 (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Black basalt Wedgwood vase with bas-relief depicting Mercury presenting Bacchus to Juno (autotype)
6014474 Black basalt Wedgwood vase with bas-relief depicting Mercury presenting Bacchus to Juno (autotype) by English Photographer

Sacrifice to Hymen, Wedgwood jasperware oval bas-relief or tablet designed by John Flaxman, 1775 (autotype)
6014471 Sacrifice to Hymen, Wedgwood jasperware oval bas-relief or tablet designed by John Flaxman, 1775 (autotype) by English Photographer

Wedgwood red ware Egyptian-style tripod (autotype)
6014480 Wedgwood red ware Egyptian-style tripod (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedgwood red ware Egyptian-style tripod)

Wedgwood black basalt Homeric vase and pedestal (autotype)
6014477 Wedgwood black basalt Homeric vase and pedestal (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedgwood black basalt Homeric vase and pedestal)

Wedgwood black basalt bust of English soldier John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (autotype)
6014475 Wedgwood black basalt bust of English soldier John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (autotype) by English Photographer

Peace Preventing Mars From Opening the Gates of Janus, Wedgwood china and blue ball clay bas-relief or tablet designed
6014467 Peace Preventing Mars From Opening the Gates of Janus, Wedgwood china and blue ball clay bas-relief or tablet designed by John Flaxman, 1787 (autotype) by English Photographer

An Offering to Flora, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet, possibly designed by John Bacon (autotype)
6014459 An Offering to Flora, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet, possibly designed by John Bacon (autotype) by English Photographer

Josiah Wedgwood (engraving)
670009 Josiah Wedgwood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Josiah Wedgwood. Illustration for The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography)

The International Exhibition (engraving)
1620424 The International Exhibition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The International Exhibition)

Wedgwood at Work (engraving)
2800024 Wedgwood at Work (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedgwood at Work. Illustration for Great Industries of Great Britain (Cassell)

Wedgwood black basalt statue of French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire, c1778 (autotype)
6014476 Wedgwood black basalt statue of French Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire, c1778 (autotype) by English Photographer

Aesculapius and Hygeia, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti, c1788 (autotype)
6014455 Aesculapius and Hygeia, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti, c1788 (autotype) by English Photographer

Good effects in cousin marriages, the Darwin-Wedgwood-Galton family tree (b / w photo)
5998053 Good effects in cousin marriages, the Darwin-Wedgwood-Galton family tree (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Good effects in cousin marriages)

Josiah Wedgwood (engraving)
812630 Josiah Wedgwood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, and founder of the Wedgwood company)

Receipt issued by Josiah Wedgwood (engraving)
733544 Receipt issued by Josiah Wedgwood (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Receipt issued by Josiah Wedgwood, potter to Her Majesty)

A Faun and Cupid, Wedgwood oval jasperware bas-relief (autotype)
6014470 A Faun and Cupid, Wedgwood oval jasperware bas-relief (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Faun and Cupid)

Wedgwood jasperware cameos (autotype)
6014469 Wedgwood jasperware cameos (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedgwood jasperware cameos)

The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype)
6014466 The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mercury Joining the Hands of France and England, Wedgwood china and blue ball clay bas-relief or tablet designed by
6014461 Mercury Joining the Hands of France and England, Wedgwood china and blue ball clay bas-relief or tablet designed by John Flaxman, 1787 (autotype) by English Photographer

Diana, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti (autotype)
6014460 Diana, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diana)

Endymion on the Rock Latmus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti (autotype)
6014453 Endymion on the Rock Latmus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti (autotype) by English Photographer

Wedgwood Jasperware portrait medallion of Ceres, c1754-1772 (autotype)
6014451 Wedgwood Jasperware portrait medallion of Ceres, c1754-1772 (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Statue of Wedgwood at the Wedgwood Memorial Institute, Burslem (engraving)
1620982 Statue of Wedgwood at the Wedgwood Memorial Institute, Burslem (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Unveiling the Statue of Josiah Wedgwood, "The Father of the Potteries, "at Stoke-on-Trent (engraving)
1588203 Unveiling the Statue of Josiah Wedgwood, " The Father of the Potteries, " at Stoke-on-Trent (engraving) by English School

Sacrifice to Bacchus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet, probably designed by John Flaxman, c1779 (autotype)
6014465 Sacrifice to Bacchus, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet, probably designed by John Flaxman, c1779 (autotype) by English Photographer

Three Warriors and a Horse, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype)
6014464 Three Warriors and a Horse, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three Warriors and a Horse)

Wedgwood black basalt rhyton or lekythos, vessel for liquid in the form of a female head (autotype)
6014488 Wedgwood black basalt rhyton or lekythos, vessel for liquid in the form of a female head (autotype) by English Photographer

Wedgwood black basalt statue of Genevan Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1779 (autotype)
6014481 Wedgwood black basalt statue of Genevan Enlightenment philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1779 (autotype) by English Photographer

The Drunken Silenus, Wedgwood terracotta or biscuit impressed oval medallion designed by Mary Landre
6014473 The Drunken Silenus, Wedgwood terracotta or biscuit impressed oval medallion designed by Mary Landre, c1768-1769 (autotype) by English Photographer

Priam Begging the Body of Hector, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti, 1788 (autotype)
6014472 Priam Begging the Body of Hector, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief or tablet designed by Camillo Pacetti, 1788 (autotype) by English Photographer

Power of Love, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief, 1776 (autotype)
6014462 Power of Love, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief, 1776 (autotype) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Power of Love, Wedgwood jasperware bas-relief, 1776)

Horse Frightened by a Lion (Episode A), modeled 1780. Creator: Josiah Wedgwood
Horse Frightened by a Lion (Episode A), modeled 1780. with Thomas Bentley after George Stubbs

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Josiah Wedgwood, a visionary and master craftsman, left an indelible mark on the world of pottery. Born in 1730 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, he dedicated his life to creating exquisite works of art that would stand the test of time. A statue erected in his honor captures the essence of this remarkable man. With determination etched upon his face and hands poised skillfully at work, it is a testament to his unwavering commitment to perfection. Josiah Wedgwood's legacy lives on through this magnificent tribute. His signature engraving serves as a reminder of his personal touch on every piece that bore his name. Each stroke reflects precision and passion intertwined – qualities that defined him as an artist and entrepreneur. Collaborating with renowned sculptor John Flaxman, Wedgwood brought forth stunning creations like the black basalt bust of Mercury. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail in 1782, it showcases their shared artistic brilliance. Clay models for portrait medallions designed by Flaxman also bear witness to their creative partnership. These intricate pieces capture the likeness of influential figures such as Lord Bacon, Captain James Cook, and Sir Joseph Banks – immortalizing them in delicate jasperware. In addition to portraiture, Wedgwood ventured into mythological themes like "Birth of Bacchus. " This jasperware bas-relief tells a captivating tale through its intricate design – showcasing both technical prowess and storytelling finesse. The candelabra adorned with cornucopiae exemplifies Wedgwood's ability to merge functionality with beauty seamlessly. Its elegant form stands tall as a symbol of sophistication and craftsmanship combined. Not limited to mythology alone, it also paid homage to literary greats such as playwright Ben Jonson. The black basalt bust created in 1775 captures Jonson's essence while honoring literature's enduring impact.