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Wedgwood said such reliefs were used 'in the composition of a great variety of chimneypieces', and he claimed that they could 'be seen in the houses of many of the first nobility and gentry in the kingdom.'<br><br><b>Place</b><br>The first <i>Bacchus and a Panther</i> medallion was made in 1772 for Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, a major promoter of Neo-classicism in Britain, whose London house was built by the architect Robert Adam.<br><br><b>Subject Depicted</b><br>The design is adapted from a sculpture on the frieze of the 4th-century BC Monument of Lysicrates in Athens. Detailed engravings of it were included in the first volume of <i>The  Antiquities of Athens</i>.<br><br><b>People</b><br>The architect James Stuart, who first published this design,  built little but his books were influential.  Wedgwood was on good terms with Stuart and issued two portrait medallions of him. Stuart, meanwhile, advised Wedgwood on matters of design, proposed his election as Fellow to the Royal Society, and incorporated his Jasper tablets in one of his interiors. He also composed an epitaph for the memorial to Wedgwood's partner, Thomas Bentley, who died in 1780.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[{"name":{"text":"Josiah Wedgwood and Sons","id":"A1450"},"association":{"text":"maker","id":"AAT251917"},"note":""}],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Black Basalt, with integral gilt frame","categories":[{"text":"Architectural fittings","id":"THES48994"},{"text":"Ceramics","id":"THES48982"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2006AH9322","2006AH9321","2006AN2150","2006AN2149","2017KB4700"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"118E (VA)","id":"THES49228"},"free":"","case":"CA3","shelf":"","box":"24"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Medallion","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Etruria","id":"x33200"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1772-1780","earliest":"1772-01-01","latest":"1780-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"29.21","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"36.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"Made at Josiah Wedgwood's factory, Etruria, Staffordshire","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Relief panel depicting Bacchus and a panther","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"British Galleries:\nThis composition is taken from James Stuart and Nicholas Revett's 'Antiquities of Athens'; published in 1762. Stuart was a friend, advisor and supporter of Wedgwood. The first panel of this design was made for Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, (1749-1789) a Welsh patron of the architect Robert Adam and a keen supporter of Wedgwood.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}},{"text":"Plaque  depicting Bacchus and Panther (or Dionysus and Panther)\nMade at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1772-1780\nBlack Bassalt with integral gilt frame\n\n4-1884\n\nThe design is adapted from a sculpture on the frieze of the 4th-century B.C. 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