Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue
Josiah Spode I (1733-1797), Potter
- Gallery portraits
- Biography and References
Potter; worked with Thomas Whieldon 1749-54 before setting up independently at Stoke; creator of bone china and underglaze blue printing; described as ‘mild, modest and unobtrusive’; his business was much enlarged by his son.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.
This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: John Ingamells, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, National Portrait Gallery, 2004, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.