Design for Monument or Metalwork

John Flaxman

1790

graphite

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century

About this work

This drawing is called Design for Monument or Metalwork. It was made by John Flaxman between 1820 and 1826. The National Gallery of Art, Washington holds this work, which is part of the Romanticism movement. It's interesting because Flaxman was active during a time when art was changing. He was making art in the Romantic era, which was a shift from earlier styles. Check out the movement: Romanticism.