Artist. Son of Josiah Wedgwood, an influential figure in the history of ceramics, Thomas was born and educated in the family home, Etruria Hall, as his health was poor. In 1802 Humphrey Davy published an article in the Journal of the Royal Institution entitled "An Account of a Method of Copying Paintings upon Glass, and of Making Profiles, by the Agency of Light upon Nitrate of Silver, with observations by Humphrey Davy. Invented by T. Wedgwood, Esq." In the early development of photography he managed to produce impermanent images on cloth and white leather. Wedgwood also tried to make some images using a camera obscura, but he failed because the images in the camera were too faint to have an effect on the layer of silver nitrate in a reasonable time span. Despite his obvious spark of genius, Thomas Wedgwood never achieved much more in his life. He suffered continuously from a mysterious illness and, spent most of his life after 1791 seeking cures. He died at his home, Eastbury House, in Dorset.
Artist. Son of Josiah Wedgwood, an influential figure in the history of ceramics, Thomas was born and educated in the family home, Etruria Hall, as his health was poor. In 1802 Humphrey Davy published an article in the Journal of the Royal Institution entitled "An Account of a Method of Copying Paintings upon Glass, and of Making Profiles, by the Agency of Light upon Nitrate of Silver, with observations by Humphrey Davy. Invented by T. Wedgwood, Esq." In the early development of photography he managed to produce impermanent images on cloth and white leather. Wedgwood also tried to make some images using a camera obscura, but he failed because the images in the camera were too faint to have an effect on the layer of silver nitrate in a reasonable time span. Despite his obvious spark of genius, Thomas Wedgwood never achieved much more in his life. He suffered continuously from a mysterious illness and, spent most of his life after 1791 seeking cures. He died at his home, Eastbury House, in Dorset.
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