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wife from London to Burslem, and there he worked under 

 his master's eye, executing some beautiful bas-reliefs. 

 But Voyez's morals were not equal to his artistic work. 

 Under the influence of drink, he committed some crime, 

 for which the magistrates sentenced him to be whipped 

 with a cat -o'- nine -tails, and imprisoned for three 

 months. Yet the kind and forgiving Wedgwood, after his 

 release, resolved to give him another chance. He again 

 took him into his employment at the wage of two 

 pounds a week. But badness must have been rooted 

 in Voyez's nature. He was found betraying Wedg- 

 wood's secrets to one of his competitors ; and eventually 

 he fled from Burslem, involved in debt. 



It is not necessary to enumerate all the artists who 

 worked for Wedgwood. Among them are found the names 

 of Stothard, who in his early life furnished several 

 beautiful designs ; Pingo, an Italian artist, who at an 

 early period of Wedgwood's career modelled for him re- 

 presentations of the battles of Plassey and Pondicherry. 

 Webber and Hackwood were constantly employed. 

 Hackwood was a splendid modeller of portraits, some of 

 which are classical. The magnificent portrait of Newton, 

 after Eoubilliac, is by him. Wedgwood called upon 

 Eoubilliac's widow, and she presented him with her 

 husband's sketches, many of which Wedgwood after- 

 wards turned to account. 



Stringer, the painter of Knutsford, was employed by 

 Wedgwood to take views of English country seats for 

 the Eussian Service. Stringer also visited Burslem. 



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