John Flaxman; Thomas Alphonso Hayley
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John Flaxman; Thomas Alphonso Hayley
by George Romney
oil on canvas, 1795
30 in. x 25 in. (762 mm x 635 mm)
Given by Henry Crabb Robinson, 1860
Primary Collection
NPG 101
On display in Room 18 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
Sittersback to top
- John Flaxman (1755-1826), Sculptor. Sitter in 22 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 14 portraits. Identify
- Thomas Alphonso Hayley (1780-1800), Sculptor; natural son of William Hayley. Sitter in 2 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- George Romney (1734-1802), Portrait painter. Artist or producer associated with 173 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Flaxman rarely sculpted busts, but Romney shows him at work on a portrait of their mutual friend the biographer and poet William Hayley. Hayley's son Tom, one of Flaxman's much-loved pupils, is shown in the foreground.
Linked publicationsback to top
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- Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 73
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 220
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 186
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1795back to top
Current affairs
George, Prince of Wales is forced to marry Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick, despite having secretly married Maria Fitzherbert in 1785.Widespread rioting prompts the introduction of the Speenhamland system of welfare supplements which are linked to the price of bread.
Treasonable Practices Act is passed against open criticism of government.
Art and science
The MP Matthew Gregory 'Monk' Lewis publishes his notorious gothic novel The Monk to success and scandal because of its immoral content.Mungo Park explores the course of the River Niger.
International
Wolfe Tone, founder of The Society of United Irishmen, departs for America after being implicated in high treason in Ireland. Exiled in Philadelphia, he soon leaves for France to ask revolutionaries for assistance.Joseph Haydn composes the English Canzonettas during his second stay in London.
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