Artist
John Flaxman
English, 1755–1826
John Flaxman was an English Neoclassicism artist. 156 works are cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Art. John Flaxman was born in York.
John Flaxman (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was an English sculptor and draughtsman who was a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism. Early in his career, he worked as a modeller for Josiah Wedgwood's pottery. He spent several years in Rome, where he produced his first book illustrations. He was a prolific maker of funerary monuments.
Works by John Flaxman
Design for the Chimney Piece in the Throne Room, Buckingham Palace
Group of Female Figures
Portrait of a Man![Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso]](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/john-flaxman--sheet-of-sketches-recto-and-verso--18d631208bf3ea60-w320.webp)
Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso]
Adult and Two Children
Antique Battle Scene (?)
Antique Bearded Head
Antique Head with a Helmet
Bust of a Bearded Man Looking Up
Classical Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man
Donkey Stretching a Hind Leg
Figure Being Transported through the Air
Figure Seen from behind Praying to an Apparition of a Head with Lions Below
Figure Standing over Corpses, Blowing a Horn
Figure Studies
Head of a Woman (Theresa Turner?)
Mrs. Susannah Tulk
Head of a Woman in a Scarf, Looking Down
Head of a Woman Looking Down (Theresa Turner?)
A Family Addressed by Angels
Study for Reconstruction of West Pediment of the Parthenon
Otus and Ephialtes Holding Mars Captive![Studies for a Triumphal Arch Surmounted by Britannia [recto and verso]](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/john-flaxman--studies-for-a-triumphal-arch-surmounted-by-britannia-recto-a--b7bd463380eafe4d-w320.webp)
Studies for a Triumphal Arch Surmounted by Britannia [recto and verso]
Three Groups of Dancers
156 works in the catalog · 24 shown
Collections represented
- Antique Bearded Head
- Antique Head with a Helmet
- Bust of a Bearded Man Looking Up
- Classical Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man
- Donkey Stretching a Hind Leg
- Figure Being Transported through the Air
- Figure Seen from behind Praying to an Apparition of a Head with Lions Below
- Figure Standing over Corpses, Blowing a Horn
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