John Flaxman
(1755-1826), SculptorSitter in 22 portraits
Artist associated with 14 portraits
The leading Neo-classical sculptor in late eighteenth-century Britain, Flaxman worked first as a designer for Josiah Wedgwood who later financed his journey to study in Italy (1787-94). John Flaxman's seven-year stay in Rome transformed him from an obscure British designer and sculptor into a major international figure with a proven record in monumental sculpture and decorative design. His outline engravings of 1793-5 illustrating Homer and Dante won him an international reputation unmatched by any contemporary British artist. He was also appointed the Royal Academy's first Professor of Sculpture in 1810. He specialised in church monuments combining antique simplicity with fashionable sentiment.
by John Flaxman
pencil, circa 1780
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by John Flaxman
plaster cast of medallion, circa 1790-1795
On display on the Second Floor at Beningbrough Hall
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by John Flaxman
plaster cast of medallion, circa 1790-1795
On display on the Second Floor at Beningbrough Hall
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by John Flaxman
pencil, circa 1800
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Susan Mary Farington (née Hamond)
by Henry Bone, after John Flaxman
pen and ink, 1805 (after 1800)
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William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield ('A Monumental Group')
by James Godby, printed by Hayward, published by Longman & Co, published by Josiah Taylor, published by William Bond, after Robert William Satchwell, after John Flaxman
stipple engraving, published 20 January 1812
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by George Cooke, published by John Bowyer Nichols, after a monument by John Flaxman
line engraving, published 1 March 1828
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by M. de Clauson, after John Flaxman
etching, published 1833 (1779)
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by M. de Clauson, published by M.A. Nattali, after John Flaxman
etching, published 1833 (1779)
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by M. de Clauson, published by M.A. Nattali, after John Flaxman
etching, published 1833 (1779)
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by Richard James Lane, printed by M & N Hanhart, after John Flaxman
lithograph, 1841
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by George Cooke, after a monument by John Flaxman
line engraving, published 1812
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by George Cooke, after a monument by John Flaxman
line engraving, published 1812
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by George Cooke, after a monument by John Flaxman
line engraving, published 1812
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