Biography
John Flaxman (1755–1826) — English artist (1755–1826).
John Flaxman worked as painter, poet, sculptor, illustrator and graphic artist and is associated with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Kingdom of Great Britain. Their documented life spans the years 1755 to 1826, born in York, died in London. Their work is linked to Neoclassicism.
| Disciplines | painter, poet, sculptor, illustrator, graphic artist |
|---|---|
| Born | 1755, York |
| Died | 1826, London |
| Nationality | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain |
| Movement | Neoclassicism |
Works
- Statue of John Moore
- Otus and Ephialtes Holding Mars Captive
- Study for Reconstruction of West Pediment of the Parthenon
- Three Sketches of a Standing Woman
- Dante Discoursing with Cacciaguida (Paradisio, Canto 17) from Illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy
- Male Figure in Contemporary Dress
- Comfort the Afflicted
- Study for "The Fury of Athamas"
- Studies for a Triumphal Arch Surmounted by Britannia [recto and verso]
- Design for a Candelabrum Representing the Three Graces Gathering the Apples of Hesper
- Monument to Agnes Cromwell (?)
- Two Greek Classical Figures
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- A Family Addressed by Angels
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Design for a Monument
- Monument to Agnes Cromwell (?)
- Adult and Two Children
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Three Sketches of a Standing Woman
- Three Seated Female Figures
- Monument to Earl Howe
- Figure Studies
- Circle and Square of the Human Figure
- Design for the Simcoe Monument, Exeter Cathedral
- Four Seated Figures
- Portrait of a Woman
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Saint John, from Henry the Seventh's Chapel Westminster Abbey
- Juno Lucina
- Three Reclining Female Figures
- Studies of Crowing Rooster and Reclining Figures [recto and verso]
- Head of a Woman Looking Down (Theresa Turner?)
- Holy Family, from Michelangelo
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Design for the Tomb of Dr. Joseph Warton
- Two Groups of Figures
- Relief with Two Cloaked Figures
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Woman Playing a Harp (Lavinia Banks?)
- Lion
- William Gunn
- Two Groups of Huddled Figures
- Structure with Figures in Asian Dress (Illustration for “The Casket”?)
- Venus of Cnidos, by Praxiteles
- Part of the Last Judgment from Michael Angelo
- Two Greek Classical Figures
- Sheet of Studies
- Sheet of Sketches, including Two Warriors Fighting
- Sheet of Studies
- Hercules
- The Transfiguration
- Frightened Man Looking Up; Woman and Children
- Sheet of Studies
- Head of a Woman in a Scarf, Looking Down
- Designs for Monuments
- Design for the Chimney Piece in the Throne Room, Buckingham Palace
- Venus Aphrodite, by Alcamanes
- Classical Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man
- Angels Descending to the Daughters of Men
- Running Figures with Arms Raised
- Vishnu, Creating Agent of Brahma, Attitude, the Emblem of Eternity
- Venus Aphrodite, by Alcamanes
- Daedalian Figures from Bronzes
- Two Male Nudes seen from Above
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Figure Sleeping in a Doorway
- Design for a Candelabrum Representing the Three Graces Gathering the Apples of Hesper
- Statue of a Male Nude before a Tree
- Bearded Figure
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Extent of Motion, Front and Side View Equipoised, Supported on One Leg
- Study for "The Fury of Athamas"
- Preparing to Run; Running; Striking
- Studies for a Monument with the Crowning of a Figure [recto and verso]
- Studies of a Kneeling Boy
- Head of a Child in a Cap
- Sheet of Studies of Cloaked Figures
- Study for Pilgrim's Progress (?)
- Three Groups of Dancers
- Antique Head with a Helmet
- Group of Figures
- Group of Figures Surrounding Seated Figure
- Seated Man Flanked by Two Reclining Figures; Huddle of Figures in Lower Left Corner
- Antique Bearded Head
- Studies for a Triumphal Arch Surmounted by Britannia [recto and verso]
- Design for a Medal Representing Saint George and the Dragon
- Sculpture at Persepolis, from Le Bruyn's Travels
- Figure Standing over Corpses, Blowing a Horn
- Study of a Semi-Reclining Figure
- Last Judgment, Lincoln Cathedral
- Minerva, by Phidas
- Three Groups of Figures
- Seated Figure with Arms Outstretched
- Bust of a Bearded Man Looking Up
- Sphinx with Reclining Figures in Foreground
- Study for a Monument to a Clergyman [recto and verso]
- Designs for Monuments
- Designs for Monuments [recto and verso]
- Studies of a Male Figure
- Mrs. Susannah Tulk
- Two Fighting Figures
- Studies of Women Kneeling
- An Apostle, from Albert [sic] Durer
- Head of Mary Magdalen and Two Saints (?)
- Comfort the Afflicted
- Designs for a Monument to Sir William Jones (?) [recto and verso]
- Study for Reconstruction of West Pediment of the Parthenon
- Antique Battle Scene (?)
- Drapery
- Two Studies of Standing Figure and Child
- Sheet of Studies, including Warrior with Child [recto and verso]
- William Gunn
- Study of Neptune and Sea Creatures (?)
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso]
- Striding Female with Palm
- Woman in Profile
- Ornamental Border Design with Winged Female Figures
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- The Giants
- Figure Being Transported through the Air
- Two Huddled Figures
- Otus and Ephialtes Holding Mars Captive
- Group of Figures
- Donkey Stretching a Hind Leg
- Bearing a Weight; Preparing to Jump, and Alighting
- Study for Decorations of Buckingham Palace
- Two Figures Embracing
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Battle between Man and Centaur
- Studies of Seated and Reclining Figures
- Portrait of a Man
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Plan of the Palace of Carnac
- Three Inscription Fields
- Study for a Monument
- Design for Monument or Metalwork
- Studies for a Monument
- Drapery, Three Figures, a Bacchante and Two From Nature
- Beggars at a Door (Study for the Yarborough Monument)
- Sheet of Studies
- Sheet of Studies
- Tydaeus
- Design for a Monument
- Three Seated Figures
- Group of Figures
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Two Airborne? Figures Reaching out to One Another
- Death of Isaac, from Wells Cathedral
- Sheet of Studies, including a Man Battling a Centaur
- Group of Female Figures
- Sketches with a Hooded Figure (Virgil and Beatrice?)
- Monument to Nicolai Wanostrocht
- An Angel, from Wells Cathedral
- Figure Studies
- Monument to John Hudleston
- Four Studies of a Seated Woman with Children at Her Feet (Sketches for the Monument to Lady FitzHarris?)
- Battle Scene
- Seated Figure Bending Forward
- Creation of Eve, from Wells Cathedral
- Studies for a Monument with Angels Reaching Down to a Praying Figure [recto and verso]
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Two Seated Female Figures with Arms Lifted Overhead
- Figure Seen from behind Praying to an Apparition of a Head with Lions Below
- Extent of Motion Shown in Two Figures
- Head of a Woman (Theresa Turner?)
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Male Figure in Contemporary Dress
- Designs for a Monument [recto and verso]
- William Gunn
- Statue on the Pediment over the West Front ofa Temple at Egina
- Sheet of Studies
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Designs for a Monument
- Queen Eleanor, from Waltham Cross
- Sheet of Studies
- Sheet of Studies
- Face in Profile Facing Left and Monument
- Studies of a Sickbed and Decorations for the Façade of Buckingham Palace [recto and verso]
- Medicina - Theologia - Lex
- Figures Illustrating Balance and Perspective [recto]
- Sheet of Architectural and Figure Studies
- Leaning, Flying and Falling
- Medicina - Theologia - Lex
- Minerva, From a Bronze by Daedalus
- Sheet of Studies
- Thy Kingdom Come (Monument to Sir Thomas Barting)
- Figure Studies
- Woman Patting a Dog
- Album of Drawings for Dante's "Divine Comedy"
- Head of Our Savior, from Arringhi's "Roma Subterranea"
- Snails [recto and verso]
- Brazen Serpent, from Michael Angelo
- Design for a Monument
- Four Groups of Figures
- Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
- Bronze Figure of Minerva, Found in the Barrowof Achilles
- Figure from Peterborough Cathedral
- Extent of Motion, One Figure
