284 THE WEDGWOODS. 



collection of Wedgwood ware, are thirty-two of the original 

 models in wax, on slate, of bas-reliefs by Flaxman and other 

 artists, Italian and French^ made for Wedgwood. This 

 series of models passed into the hands of Mr. Marjoribanks 

 a few years ago by purchase, from one branch of the Wedg- 

 wood family. Amongst these are the "Death of Adonis," 

 the "Departure of Achilles," and a number of other similar 



classical subjects, besides bacchanalian and other groups. 

 Portions of one of these models for a plaque (19 inches long 

 by 10 inches in height) of cupids, with masks and ivy above, 

 are shown on the engravings on this and two following pages. 

 They are exquisitely, but at the same time powerfully, 

 modelled in red wax on a slab of slate. In Mr. Marjori- 

 banks' possession are also a pair of beautifully-designed 

 crocus jardinieres, of a delicate and lovely pink and white, 

 on which these very figures are introduced. 



At Etruria some of Flaxman's original models in wax, 



