John Flaxman Jr., Illustration for "Seven Chiefs Against Thebes" (recto); Studies of Figures (verso)

John Flaxman Jr.

British · 1755–1826 · Painter, Printmaker

John Flaxman 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… (Wikipedia)

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John Flaxman 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.

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Born 1755, YorkDied 1826, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q366066 ↗ULAN 500115449 ↗Museum works 24

Neoclassicism

Also known as Flaxman, Flaxman junior, John Flaxman, John Flaxman (II)

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Flaxman Jr., Illustration for "Seven Chiefs Against Thebes" (recto); Studies of Figures (verso)
Illustration for "Seven Chiefs Against Thebes" (recto); Studies of Figures (verso)ca. 1794 · Pen and black and gray ink, graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Estate of Mrs. Edward Robinson, 1952 …
John Flaxman Jr., Design for a Frieze, after a Roman Sarcophagus: The First Visit of Bacchus to Ariadne
Design for a Frieze, after a Roman Sarcophagus: The First Visit of Bacchus to Ariadnelate 18th–early 19th century · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, on gray paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
John Flaxman Jr., Morning: Pope's Odyssey, Book 12 (recto); Study for the final drawing (verso)
Morning: Pope's Odyssey, Book 12 (recto); Study for the final drawing (verso)1792 · Pen and gray ink over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Scott & Fowles, 1918 — Open Access (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., St. John the Evangelist
St. John the Evangelistca. 1811 · Brush and brown wash over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
John Flaxman Jr., Sheet of studies with female figure kneeling and embracing standing figure
Sheet of studies with female figure kneeling and embracing standing figure1775–1826 · Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Kenneth A. Lohf, 1982 — Open Access (…
John Flaxman Jr., Sketch for the Title-Page of an Edition of Aeschylus
Sketch for the Title-Page of an Edition of Aeschylus1793 · Pen and black ink over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1918 — Open Access (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Album of Drawings for Dante's "Divine Comedy"
Album of Drawings for Dante's "Divine Comedy"c. 1793 · bound volume with 78 drawings in pen and ink and graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Design for the Chimney Piece in the Throne Room, Buckingham Palace
Design for the Chimney Piece in the Throne Room, Buckingham Palace1820/1826 · pen and black ink
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Group of Female Figures
Group of Female Figuresgraphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Mangraphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso]
Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso]graphite on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Adult and Two Children
Adult and Two Childrengraphite and pen and gray ink
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Studieblad met een slapende jongeman en een geknield biddende vrouw
Studieblad met een slapende jongeman en een geknield biddende vrouw1765 - 1826
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
John Flaxman Jr., Apollo Preceding Hector with His Aegis, and Dispersing the Greeks, Fuseli's Lectures
Apollo Preceding Hector with His Aegis, and Dispersing the Greeks, Fuseli's Lectures
Yale Center for British Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale Center for British Art
John Flaxman Jr., Design for a Chimney
Design for a Chimney
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John Flaxman, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Group of Female Figures
Group of Female Figures
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John Flaxman, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John Flaxman, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso]
Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso]
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John Flaxman, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Adult and Two Children
Adult and Two Children
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John Flaxman, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Antique Battle Scene (?)
Antique Battle Scene (?)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John Flaxman, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Antique Bearded Head
Antique Bearded Head
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · John Flaxman, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Self-Portrait
Self-Portraitc. 1779 · Red chalk on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Print and Drawing Club — public domain …
John Flaxman Jr., Minerva and Achilles
Minerva and Achillesn.d. · Pen and gray and brown ink, over graphite, on tan wove paper, laid down on buff wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Sidney A. Kent Fund — public domain (CC0)
John Flaxman Jr., Amphion and Zethus Delivering their Mother Antiope from the Fury of Dirce and Lycus
Amphion and Zethus Delivering their Mother Antiope from the Fury of Dirce and Lycus1789 · Pen and gray ink and brush and gray wash, over graphite, on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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