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About the painting
This oil on panel portrait of Richard Wedgwood (1701-1782) was painted in 1780 by George Stubbs (1724-1806). Richard Wedgwood was the father of Sarah (known as Sally) Wedgwood (1734-1815) who married Josiah Wedgwood I (1730-95) in 1764. Richard, of Spen Green in Cheshire, was a successful and wealthy businessman, banker and cheese-maker who initially had misgivings about his daughter being matched with Josiah. A marriage settlement was eventually agreed with a significant financial commitment on the part of Josiah. However, despite his initial uncertainty about his son-in-law, Richard grew to like and trust Josiah. They travelled together in search of clays and Richard increasingly took an active interest in the business. After the death of his son in 1774, Richard moved to Etruria Hall to live with Josiah and Sarah until his death.
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George Stubbs painted the portrait of Richard during a visit to Etruria in July 1780, where he also completed twin portraits of Josiah and Sarah in enamel colours on ceramic plaques. Stubbs was a well-known painter, and was especially celebrated for his paintings of horses. Josiah supplied Stubbs with earthenware plaques to paint on, and Stubbs designed for Wedgwood in return, creating a number of enamel paintings and bas-relief plaques.
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- WE.7521-2014
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