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Four Groups of Figures

John Flaxman

1790

graphite

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism 18th Century

Dominant colour

Four Groups of Figures is a 1790 graphite by John Flaxman, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: John Flaxman
When & what style?: 1790 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This is a pencil drawing of four groups of people. Each group stands in a different pose. The lines are clean and sharp—no shading or extra marks. The artist, John Flaxman, made this in the early 1800s. It looks more like an old sketch than a finished picture. That’s what makes it interesting. Check out more at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.