John Flaxman

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John Flaxman was an influential English sculptor and draughtsman whose elegant linear style and classical themes made him a leading figure of the Neoclassical movement in late 18th- and early 19th-century art.

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John Flaxman canonical 19
John Flaxman Sr. 1

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instanceOf Neoclassical artist
draughtsman
human
sculptor
artisticStyle linear style
burialPlace St Giles in the Fields, London
countryOfCitizenship England
Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1755-07-06
dateOfDeath 1826-12-07
educatedAt Royal Academy Schools
era early 19th century
late 18th century
father John Flaxman Sr.
linked to: John Flaxman
fieldOfWork book illustration
funerary monuments
gender male
genre classical sculpture
illustration
relief sculpture
influenced 19th-century British sculpture
European Neoclassical sculpture
linked to: Neoclassicism
influencedBy ancient Greek art
ancient Roman art
classical antiquity
knownFor Neoclassical reliefs
elegant outline drawings
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Academy of Arts
movement Neoclassicism
name John Flaxman
notableFor classical themes
notableStudent Edward Hodges Baily
notableWork Illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy
Illustrations to Homer’s Iliad
Illustrations to Homer’s Odyssey
Monument to Admiral Earl Howe in St Paul’s Cathedral
Monument to Lord Mansfield in Westminster Abbey
Monument to Nelson’s parents in St Nicholas’ Church, Chawton
occupation draughtsman
sculptor
placeOfBirth York, England
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld Professor of Sculpture at the Royal Academy
residence London
linked to: London, England
spouse Ann Denman
workedIn London
linked to: London, England

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