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John Flaxman (1755-1826)

Aliases: Giovanni Flaxman; John (1755) Flaxman; Johann Flaxmann; John Flaxmann

Professions: Sculptor; Illustrator

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    * THOMAS STOTHARD R.A. 1755-1834 DESIGNS FOR THE OUTER COMPARTMENTS OF THE WELLINGTON SHIELD: TEN DRAWINGS

    * THOMAS STOTHARD R.A. 1755-1834 DESIGNS FOR THE OUTER COMPARTMENTS OF THE WELLINGTON SHIELD: TEN DRAWINGS

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    A FINE PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER PRESENTATION VASES AND STANDS

    A FINE PAIR OF VICTORIAN SILVER PRESENTATION VASES AND STANDS

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    John Flaxman, R.A. (1755-1826)

    John Flaxman, R.A. (1755-1826)

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    A pair of Victorian silver-gilt claret-jugs

    A pair of Victorian silver-gilt claret-jugs

John Flaxman Biography

(b York, 6 July 1755; d London, 9 Dec 1826). English sculptor, designer and teacher. He was the most famous English Neo-classical sculptor of the late 18th century and the early 19th. He produced comparatively few statues and portrait busts but devoted himself to monumental sculpture and became noted for the piety and humanity of his church monuments. He also had an international reputation based on his outline illustrations to the works of Homer, Aeschylus and Dante, which led him to be described by Goethe as ‘the idol of all dilettanti’. More recently attention has focused on his models for pottery and silver, and he has emerged as an important pioneer in the development of industrial design.

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  • John Flaxman, R.A. (York 1755-1826 London) , John Flaxman, Click for value View Details

    John Flaxman

    John Flaxman, R.A. (York 1755-1826 London)

  • A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY, John Flaxman, Click for value View Details

    John Flaxman

    A BRONZE FIGURE OF MERCURY

  • JOHN FLAXMAN R.A., John Flaxman, Click for value View Details

    John Flaxman

    JOHN FLAXMAN R.A.

  • AN ENGLISH TERRACOTTA BUST OF PASQUALE DE PAOLI, WORKSHOP OF JOHN FLAXMAN (EARLY 19TH CENTURY), John Flaxman, Click for value View Details

    John Flaxman

    AN ENGLISH TERRACOTTA BUST OF PASQUALE DE PAOLI, WORKSHOP OF JOHN FLAXMAN (EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

  • John Flaxman R.A. (British, 1755-1826), John Flaxman, Click for value View Details

    John Flaxman

    John Flaxman R.A. (British, 1755-1826)

  • George Romney (1734-1802), John Flaxman, Click for value View Details

    John Flaxman

    George Romney (1734-1802)

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