John Flaxman

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Neoclassical artist draughtsman human sculptor

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.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
John Flaxman Sr.	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neoclassical artist ⓘ draughtsman ⓘ human ⓘ sculptor ⓘ
artisticStyle	linear style ⓘ
burialPlace	St Giles-in-the-Fields, London ⓘ surface form: St Giles in the Fields, London
countryOfCitizenship	England ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1755-07-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1826-12-07 ⓘ
educatedAt	Royal Academy of Arts ⓘ surface form: Royal Academy Schools
era	early 19th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ
father	John Flaxman self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: John Flaxman Sr.
fieldOfWork	book illustration ⓘ funerary monuments ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
genre	classical sculpture ⓘ illustration ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ
influenced	19th-century British sculpture ⓘ Neoclassicism ⓘ surface form: European Neoclassical sculpture
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 self-link ⓘ
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, England ⓘ surface form: London
spouse	Ann Denman NERFINISHED ⓘ
workedIn	London, England ⓘ surface form: London Rome ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Flaxman → father → John Flaxman self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: John Flaxman Sr.

Neoclassicism → majorFigure → John Flaxman ⓘ

John Flaxman → name → John Flaxman self-link ⓘ

St Giles-in-the-Fields, London → notableBurial → John Flaxman ⓘ