A Continental porcelain plaque Of Wedgwood interest, late 19th century

Of upright rectangular form, printed with a titled oval portrait of John Egerton, Bishop of Durham in profile to sinister, his coat of arms below, inscribed below the portrait 'Drawn from a Model in Wax by Gaussel. Engraved by J T Wedgwood', 29.5cm x 24.0cm, inscribed in pencil to the reverse 'Countess Ostheim' and 'Bought by A G ???? in Paris 1889'

John Taylor Wedgwood (1782-1856) was son of the potter Thomas Wedgwood and Elizabeth Taylor, his wife. His elder brother was Ralph Wedgwood, the pioneer of photography and both were cousins of Josiah Wedgwood. He worked as an engraver in Paris for many years, specialising in adapting portraits for printing. Isabel Neilson married Count von Ostheim in Paris in 1932.