Artist

William Flaxman

William Flaxman is a Romanticism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

William Flaxman kept his head down and his lines tight. Every curve of a body or fold of cloth looks like it was measured twice, then drawn once. His prints feel like blueprints, useful, spare, no wasted flourish.

You’ll see this precision in the way the legs of a dancing couple lock together in H Beard Print Collection, dated 1783. Tap it to watch the geometry do the talking.

Works by William Flaxman

Collections represented

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