A portrait in pottery.

Edité par London: [1962], Epworth Press

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48 p.; color front., 4 halftone pl.; 19 cm. [Wesley Historical Society. Lecture ; 28th, 1962] (Methodist union catalog C7913) Contents -- Foreword -- 1. The face of the founder -- 2. `The father of the potteries' [Enoch Wood] -- 3. `The only proper likeness' -- 4. The date of modelling -- 5. The classification of the busts. -- List of illustrations: The bust Enoch Wood made and gave to his son (marked Aged 81) [color frontispiece, and on front cover]; Black basalt hollow back by Wood (Aged 81); The three types of labels used by Wood; (i) bust marked 1824, (ii) bust by Dale, (iii) a hollow backed bust; The original edition by Wedgwood. -- "George J. Stevenson informs us that `In the preceding year, 1781, Mr Wesley sat again for his likeness. At Burslem, in Staffordshire, he found a young man named Enoch Wood, possessed of great natural skill in modelling from the life, pleased with his ability, Mr Wesley gave him five hourly sittings at different times. On the last occasion Joseph Bradfield was with him, and adjusted his best wig. Soon as the promised hour had expired Mr Wesley, who had been reading all the time, rose and stood behind the artist, to examine the work. "It is too gloomy for me," said Mr Wesley. "The fault is yours, sir." "How? how?" said Mr Wesley promptly. "Why sir, you would always sit reading. If you will give me your eye for five minutes, I can correct that fault." "You shall have it." With watch in hand, the five minutes were given: then, taking his place again behind the artist, he said approvingly, "If you touch it again you'll mar it".'" (p. 19, from Memorials of the Wesley family, p. 349).…

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A portrait in pottery.
Auteur
Cummings, Arthur D. (Arthur Dagg)
Éditeur
London: [1962], Epworth Press
État de l'article
VG orig. illus. white boards
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Hardcover

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