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eureka moments
The core of Josiah Wedgwood’s circle was completed by the two who had, perhaps, the greatest worldly success- Matthew Boulton and James Watt- and by the one who has been credited with the least, Wedgwood’s partner, Thomas Bentley. The contrast … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Seward Swan of Lichfield, Birmingham Riots 1791, Desmond Clarke, Erasmus Darwin, James Eckford Lauder, James Gillray, James Keir, James Watt, Jenny Uglow, John Locke, Joseph Black, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Lichfield Group, Macquer Dictionary of Chemistry, Matthew Boulton, Mme Verdurin, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, The Lunar Society, Thomas Bentley, Thomas Day, William Rosen author, William Small
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to baffle human woes
The fruits of Richard Lovell Edgeworth’s erratic career were four marriages, twenty-two children, many ingenious but useless inventions, and an important book on education. Josiah Wedgwood and his friends. They were the most brilliant group in England, and quite possibly … Continue reading
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Tagged Antoine Cardon, Desmond Clarke, Erasmus Darwin, James Keir, Jenny Uglow, Josiah Wedgwood, Lichfield Group, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Maria Edgeworth, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, Society of Arts England, The Lunar Society, Thomas Day Sandford and Merton, William Small
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it’s backfirin’ now
Josiah Wedgwood and his friends. A diverse lot, both batty, brilliant and eccentric, they are mostly relegated minor figures of eighteenth century English life today, but some of them changed the world… When in 1785, Pitt’s abortive scheme for parliamentary … Continue reading
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Tagged Birmingham Riots 1791, Charles Darwin, Desmond Clarke, James Gillray, James Watt, Jenny Uglow, Johan Zoffany, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Lichfield Group, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Matthew Boulton, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, The Lunar Society, Thomas Day Sandford and Merton
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decided and optimistic views
Josiah Wedgwood and his friends were the most brilliant group in England in the eighteenth-century- brilliant if highly eccentric. Most are forgotten today, but collectively they changed the world… Devotion to science and a respect for the arts were not … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Seward, Desmond Clarke, Erasmus Darwin, George Stubbs, James Brindley, James Watt, Jenny Uglow, Jeremy Bentham, Jonathan Jones Guardian, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Lichfield Group, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Matthew Boulton, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Robert E. Schofield, Sir Joseph Banks, The Lunar Society, Thomas Day, Thomas Day Sandford and Merton, William Rosen
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day: nature and nurture at dawn
Eighteenth-century England and the circle of brilliant men around Josiah Wedgwood. Some were more eccentric than others. Even peculiar… Thomas Day made no great mark in the world beyond establishing an undisputed reputation for almost perfect eccentricity. His friends loved … Continue reading
autumn leaves: lonely in lichfield
She was one of Josiah Wedgwood’s friends. Part of what certainly had to be the most brilliant group in England in the eighteenth-century, and quite possibly the most eccentric. Some are forgotten today like Anna Seward, and she was certainly … Continue reading
day: doomed in duplicate
Josiah Wedgwood’s friends numbered some brilliant but odd types. Most are forgotten today. Thomas Day made no great mark in the world beyond establishing an undisputed reputation for almost perfect eccentricity… Thomas Day was even stranger than Erasmus Darwin, whom … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Seward, Erasmus Darwin, Esther Milnes, George Stubbs, Jean Jacques Rousseau, John Bicknell, Josiah Wedgwood, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, The Lunar Society, Thomas Day, Thomas Day Sandford and Merton
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Darwin: going rogue in the Midlands
Josiah Wedgwood’s friends were the most brilliant group in England, and clearly the most eccentric. Most are forgotten today, but some of them changed the world… Thomas Bentley preferred to exercise his charm rather than to regiment his gifts; Anna … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Seward, Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Wright of Derby paintings, Josiah Wedgwood, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Thomas Bentley, Thomas Day, Thomas Day Sandford and Merton, William Hackwood
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friendship circle
Josiah Wedgwood and his friends. They were the most brilliant group in England in the eighteenth-century, and quite possibly the most eccentric.Some are forgotten today. Most actually. But some of them changed the world. it was a kind of parallel … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Darwin, Erasmus Darwin, George Stubbs, James Brindley, James Watt, Joseph Priestley, Josiah Wedgwood, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Susannah Wedgwood, Tom Wedgwood photographer, Wedgwood Etruria works
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