| Method | Steel engraving |
| Artist | After Sir Joshua Reynolds, John Taylor Wedgwood |
| Published | London, Published June 18th 1841 by J. Taylor Wedgwood. 67 Connaught Terrace Edgeware Rd. |
| Dimensions | Image 215 x 120 mm, Plate 245 x 155, Sheet 285 x 193 mm. |
| Notes |
A portrait of Josiah Wedgwood looking left, set with an oval and decorative frame. Below the title specimens of Wedgwood ware, including a copy of the Portland vase are engraved. John Taylor Wedgwood (1782- 1856) was an engraver and print publisher. He was the cousin of the sitter, and the son of the potter Thomas Wedgwood II (1734-17880 Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) was one of the most important figures of the eighteenth century art world. He was the first President of the Royal Academy and Britain's leading portrait painter. Through a series of lectures on the Discourses on Art at the Royal Academy he defined the style later known as the Grand Manner, an idealised Classical aesthetic. He had a profound impact on the theory and practice of art and helped to raise the status of portrait painting into the realm of fine art. A flamboyant socialite, Reynolds used his social contacts to promote himself and advance his career becoming one of the most prominent portrait painters of the period. O'Donoghue 5 |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £100.00 |
| Stock ID | 41351 |