Question

This man’s workshop depicted a citharode-holding Homer’s coronation in relief over a pale blue backdrop on a piece named after the cloud-riding Pegasus that tops it. For a commission from Chesme Palace, this man’s studio painted nearly a thousand shields containing frogs. This man, who spent three years replicating the Portland Vase, is portrayed on one of the tablets he made for George Stubbs. Catherine the Great’s Frog Service was made by the workshop (15[1])of this man, who offered the first (*) buy-one-get-one-free deals. (10[1])As part of this man’s workshop, Henry Webber created a design in which an eight-word question surrounds a kneeling, praying man in shackles. For 10 points, name this businessman who made medallions reading, “Am I not a man and a brother?” at his (10[1])ceramics factory. ■END■

ANSWER: Josiah Wedgwood (Pieces clued include the Pegasus Vase, Frog Service, and Wedgwood anti-slavery medallion.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Daoud JacksonDefying SuavitySimple Vibes7315
Joseph KrolCien Años de QuizboledadLimp Franceskit8210
Zosia MikolajczukGrzegorz BrzęczyszczykiewiczCambridge12510

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2024 ARGOS @ Stanford02/22/2025Y3100%67%33%79.67
2024 ARGOS @ McMaster11/17/2024Y580%40%0%87.50
2024 ARGOS @ Chicago11/23/2024Y683%17%0%106.40
2024 ARGOS @ Columbia11/23/2024Y3100%33%0%80.67
2024 ARGOS @ Christ's College12/14/2024Y3100%33%0%93.33