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THE WEDGWOODS. 



the original models, it may be well to take the opportunity 

 of saying a word or two on his collection of Wedgwood ware 

 in general. At his seat at Guisachan, Inverness-shire, that 

 gentleman has devoted two rooms to the works of the great 

 potter, in which the walls, bookcases, and other pieces of 

 furniture are decorated with plaques, medallions, &c., inlaid 

 with great taste. His collection contains many choice 

 examples of the different wares produced by Wedgwood, 



including among the jaspers, the celebrated "Dancing 

 Nymphs," the "Head of Medusa," from Sir William 

 Hamilton's original, the " Muses with Apollo," the " Fall 

 of Phaeton," the " Infant Academy," after Sir Joshua 

 Eeynolds, " The Graces erecting the Statue of Cupid/' 

 " Diana visiting Endymion," from the Capitol at Rome, 

 and many fine vases, including a rare pegasus vase in peach- 



