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John Flaxman

Also known as: John Flaxman; primary name: Flaxman, John
Details: individual; sculptor/medallist; designer; British; Male
Life dates: 1755-1826
Biography: Sculptor, designer and illustrator; A.R.A. 1797; R.A. 1800; (first) R.A. Professor of Sculpture 1810-1826. His father, also John Flaxman, was a maker and seller of plaster-casts, employed by Louis-François Roubiliac (q.v.) and Peter Scheemakers. In Italy 1787-94.
Bibliography: D. Bindman, 'John Flaxman', exh. cat. RA, London, 1979; D. Irwin, 'John Flaxman' London 1979; D. Bindman, ed., 'John Flaxman: Master of the Purest Line', exh. cat. Soane Museum and UCL, London 2003

671 related objects

base

Museum number: 1909,1201.33 |
Producer name: Designed by:John FlaxmanFactory of:Wedgwood & Bentley |
Production date: 1775 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: L,56.1-113 |
Producer name: After:John FlaxmanPrint made by:Tommaso Piroli |
Production date: 1807 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: L,57.1-106 |
Producer name: After:John FlaxmanPrint made by:James Parker |
Production date: 1795-1805 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1915,0320.22.1-8 |
Producer name: After:John FlaxmanPrint made by:Richard James Lane |
Production date: 1835 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

box medal

Museum number: M.6581 |
Producer name: Designed by:Thomas WebbAfter:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1820 |
Production place: Made in:British Isles

bulb-vase

Museum number: 1909,1201.14 |
Producer name: Designed by:John FlaxmanFactory of:Wedgwood |
Production date: 1785 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

cameo

Museum number: 1887,0307,I.666 |
Producer name: Modelled by:John FlaxmanFactory of:Wedgwood |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

cameo

Museum number: 1887,0307,I.667 |
Producer name: Modelled by:John FlaxmanFactory of:Wedgwood |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

cameo

Museum number: 1853,1104.15 |
Producer name: Modelled by:John FlaxmanFactory of:Wedgwood |
Production date: 1792 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1909,1201.431 |
Producer name: Factory of:WedgwoodDesigned by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1784 1785 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1909,1201.415 |
Producer name: Factory of:WedgwoodDesigned by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1783 19th century |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1890,0512.1 |
Producer name: Designed by:John FlaxmanFactory of:Wedgwood |
Production date: 1783-1785 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1890,0512.2 |
Producer name: Designed by:John FlaxmanFactory of:Wedgwood |
Production date: 1783-1785 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1909,1201.427 |
Producer name: Factory of:WedgwoodDesigned by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1784 1785 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1909,1201.420 |
Producer name: Factory of:WedgwoodDesigned by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1783 19th century |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1909,1201.410 |
Producer name: Factory of:WedgwoodDesigned by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1783 19th century |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1909,1201.422 |
Producer name: Factory of:WedgwoodDesigned by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1783 19th century |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1909,1201.409 |
Producer name: Factory of:WedgwoodDesigned by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1783 19th century |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

chess-piece

Museum number: 1909,1201.414 |
Producer name: Factory of:WedgwoodDesigned by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1783 19th century |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

coffee-cup; saucer

Museum number: 1909,1201.60 |
Producer name: Designed by:John FlaxmanFactory of:Wedgwood |
Production date: 1790 |
Production place: Factory in:Etruria (England)

drawing

Museum number: 1894,0403.9 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1775-1826

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1888,0503.14 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1793

drawing

Museum number: 1946,0413.182 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1807-1814

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1900,0824.169 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1793

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0308.17 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1826

drawing; book

Museum number: 1954,1113.1.5 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Attributed to:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1791-1811

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.186 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1900,0824.171 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1807-1814

drawing

Museum number: 2011,5012.22 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 After:John Flaxman |
Production date: 18thC-19thC

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.114 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.111 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0308.28 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1800-1801

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.195 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1941,1213.513 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.215 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1846,0709.6 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.93 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.125 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0308.10 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1907,0926.1 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1752-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1967,1014.91 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1794

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0308.29 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1912,0203.1 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1805

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.26 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing

Museum number: 1941,1213.508 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.135 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.103 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.207 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.133 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.210 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1797-1801

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.191 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0308.22 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0509.1574 |
Producer name: BIOG46587 Drawn by:John Thomas Smith |
Production date: 1766-1833

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.119 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1826

drawing

Museum number: 2011,5012.23 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 After:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755 - 1826

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.209 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1801

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.122 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.27 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.28 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.179 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.87 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.177 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.9 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.68 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1762-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.58 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1894,0403.5 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1818

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.90 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1962,0714.31 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1775-1780

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.96 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0308.16 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1941,1213.505 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1894,0403.1 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1818

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.29 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1793

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.126 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1803-1811

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.60 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1894,0403.4 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1818

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.117 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.109 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1885,0509.1606.B |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.5 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.4 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.85 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.16 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.199 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0308.20 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.180 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.12 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing

Museum number: 1862,0308.3 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.53 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1802-1803

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.100 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792-1826

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.7 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.115 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1894,0403.2 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1818

drawing

Museum number: 1941,1213.501 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing; print study

Museum number: 1941,1213.524 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.112 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.44 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1755-1826

drawing

Museum number: 1888,0503.76 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1762-1826

drawing; album

Museum number: 2016,7051.1.3 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1815

drawing

Museum number: 1884,0209.17 |
Producer name: BIOG27366 Drawn by:John Flaxman |
Production date: 1792