John Flaxman

147 works

Flaxman started out modelling wax reliefs for Josiah Wedgwood's pottery in London, where his father sold plaster casts. Read more

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Grey wash drawing of a helmeted youth with a staff embraced by a nude woman, with reclining figures and cattle in a wooded la

Amphion and Zethus Delivering their Mother Antiope from the Fury of Dirce and Lycus

1789

Pencil architectural elevation of a fireplace with winged figures, a crown wreath, and a carved trophy column.

Design for the Chimney Piece in the Throne Room, Buckingham Palace

1820/1826

Pencil sketch of a group of female figures embracing, with faint studies of other figures and a crowd at left.

Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso]

1755

Grey wash drawing of four robed biblical figures, including a child holding an elderly bearded man's hand, beside a woman in

Hannah Presenting Samuel to Eli

c. 1783

Pencil drawing of Achilles reaching toward the ghostly shade of Patroclus floating above him among clouds.

Achilles and the Shade of Patroclus

1793

Pen and ink sketch sheet on blue paper with figure studies including a helmeted warrior, winged figures and seated men.

Sketch for the Title-Page of an Edition of Aeschylus

1793

Pencil drawing of Dante and Virgil in a wood of bare trees, with winged harpies and a figure in a trunk, from Inferno canto 1

Dante and Virgil in the Suicidal Wood (Inferno, Canto 13, verses 22-23)

1792-93

Pencil sketch of classical female figures with flowing drapery and radiating light lines above cloud forms.

Morning: Pope's Odyssey, Book 12 (recto); Study for the final drawing (verso)

1792

Pencil drawing of Night and Sleep under a starry sky, with Jupiter in a chariot above, by John Flaxman.

Sleep Escaping from the Wrath of Jupiter - "But gentle Night to whom I fled for Aid (the Friend of Earth and Heaven),…

1793

Pencil drawing of two armored warriors fighting with spear and shield beside a winged archer drawing a bow.

Illustration for "Seven Chiefs Against Thebes" (recto); Studies of Figures (verso)

ca. 1794

Grey wash drawing of a classical frieze with bearded men, draped women, nude youths, a horse and two lion heads.

Design for a Frieze, after a Roman Sarcophagus: The First Visit of Bacchus to Ariadne

late 18th-early 19th century

Pen and wash sketch of a kneeling woman embracing a standing figure in draped robes, with faint tree and figure studies at ri

Sheet of studies with female figure kneeling and embracing standing figure

1775-1826

Pen and ink drawing of two draped classical men leading three horses, one with an ornate bridle, on grey paper.

Two male classical figures with three horses (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

19th century

Male classical figure holding a torch (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

19th century

Female classical figure (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

19th century

Pen and ink drawing of a seated classical woman leaning on a round shield, with a plumed helmet and spear beside her.

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory

1899

Pen and ink drawing on tan paper of a reclining figure with a child nestled against them, arms outstretched.

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced by Wedgwood's factory

19th century

Pencil sketch of an adult in flowing robes embracing two children, with small studies of figures in the lower right corner.

Bust of a Bearded Man Looking Up

1755

Classical Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man

1755

Figure Being Transported through the Air

1755

Pencil sketch of a veiled female figure praying, with a head apparition and lion forms sketched around her.

Figure Seen from behind Praying to an Apparition of a Head with Lions Below

1755

Pencil sketch of a man blowing a horn above fallen bodies, with faint swirling figures rising behind him.

Figure Standing over Corpses, Blowing a Horn

in or after 1795

Flaxman started out modelling wax reliefs for Josiah Wedgwood's pottery in London, where his father sold plaster casts. In 1787 he went to Rome with his wife Nancy and stayed seven years. There he made his first book illustrations, designs for Homer, Dante and Aeschylus. Back in England he made funerary monuments for churches across the country. In 1810 the Royal Academy gave him a newly created post as Professor of Sculpture, and he died in London in 1826. Browse 147 works by John Flaxman from 6 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia

John Flaxman

Paris and Oenone

Figures

Amphion and Zethus Delivering their Mother Antiope from the Fury of Dirce and Lycus

Design for the Chimney Piece in the Throne Room, Buckingham Palace

Group of Female Figures

Portrait of a Man

Sheet of Sketches [recto and verso]

Hannah Presenting Samuel to Eli

Achilles and the Shade of Patroclus

Sheet of Sketches

Sketch for the Title-Page of an Edition of Aeschylus

Dante and Virgil in the Suicidal Wood (Inferno, Canto 13, verses 22-23)

Morning: Pope's Odyssey, Book 12 (recto); Study for the final drawing (verso)

Sleep Escaping from the Wrath of Jupiter - "But gentle Night to whom I fled for Aid (the Friend of Earth and Heaven),…

Illustration for "Seven Chiefs Against Thebes" (recto); Studies of Figures (verso)

Design for a Frieze, after a Roman Sarcophagus: The First Visit of Bacchus to Ariadne

Sheet of studies with female figure kneeling and embracing standing figure

Two male classical figures with three horses (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

Male classical figure holding a torch (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

Female classical figure (design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory)

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced in Wedgwood's factory

Design for large fireplace white tiles produced by Wedgwood's factory

Adult and Two Children

Antique Battle Scene (?)

Antique Bearded Head

Antique Head with a Helmet

Bust of a Bearded Man Looking Up

Classical Portrait Bust of a Bearded Man

Donkey Stretching a Hind Leg

Figure Being Transported through the Air

Figure Seen from behind Praying to an Apparition of a Head with Lions Below

Figure Standing over Corpses, Blowing a Horn

John Flaxman

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