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John Flaxman

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Head of a Woman (Theresa Turner?)

1755

Graphite portrait drawing of a woman with curled hair and a direct gaze, on toned paper, by John Flaxman.

Mrs. Susannah Tulk

c. 1810s

Head of a Woman in a Scarf, Looking Down

1755

Head of a Woman Looking Down (Theresa Turner?)

1755

Pencil sketch of a seated family looking upward, with faint angel figures in the upper left corner.

A Family Addressed by Angels

late 18th/early 19th century

Pencil study of a triangular pediment with horses and figures, a reconstruction of the Parthenon west pediment by John Flaxma

Study for Reconstruction of West Pediment of the Parthenon

in or after 1805

Pencil sketch of two nude men chaining a bound figure lying at the bottom, drawn on tan paper.

Otus and Ephialtes Holding Mars Captive

1790s

Faint pencil sketches of triumphal arches with a figure on top and small standing figures, on a torn strip of paper.

Studies for a Triumphal Arch Surmounted by Britannia [recto and verso]

probably 1799

Pencil sketch of three loose groups of dancing figures with raised arms and draped clothing on a torn sheet.

Three Groups of Dancers

1755

Pencil sketch on paper with faint architectural studies, a small temple, a standing classical figure, and scattered figure sk

Sheet of Architectural and Figure Studies

1755

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of fighting warriors and figures in various poses, marked with the number 36.

Sheet of Sketches, including Two Warriors Fighting

1755

Pencil sketch of several draped, hooded figures on pale paper, with faint architectural studies at upper right.

Sketches with a Hooded Figure (Virgil and Beatrice?)

1755

Pencil drawing of a muscular male nude statue standing on a pedestal before bare tree branches.

Statue of a Male Nude before a Tree

1755

Pencil sketch sheet with a man battling a centaur and smaller studies of a horse and figures.

Sheet of Studies, including a Man Battling a Centaur

1755

Grey wash drawing of a design for a monument with an armored knight, heraldic shield, and arched niche beneath.

Design for a Monument

1755

Pen and wash drawing of a neoclassical sideboard with winged figures, a laurel wreath, a horse-relief shield and urns.

Study for Decorations of Buckingham Palace

1820/1826

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of classical funerary monuments, niches, relief figures and a sarcophagus.

Studies for a Monument

1755

Pen sketch of robed women, an armored knight, a striding figure and a small crouching figure on pale paper.

Study for Pilgrim's Progress (?)

1755

Pencil design sketch of a Gothic monument with a central shield and two standing draped figures flanking it.

Design for the Simcoe Monument, Exeter Cathedral

c. 1814

Pencil sketch sheet with several studies of kneeling and seated women in loose contour lines and handwritten notes.

Studies of Women Kneeling

1755

Pen and ink sketch of a central seated figure surrounded by reclining figures, with smaller figure studies below.

Study of Neptune and Sea Creatures (?)

1755

Pen sketch of a nude figure reclining with one arm raised over the head and a leg extended, on aged paper.

Study of a Semi-Reclining Figure

1755

Pencil sketch of two figures with arms outstretched, reaching toward each other across pale paper.

Two Airborne? Figures Reaching out to One Another

1755

Pencil sketch of two nude male figures wrestling, with loose construction lines and entwined arms on pale paper.

Two Fighting Figures

1755

Pencil sketch of a draped classical figure with raised arm above a stepped stone base, faint architectural outlines behind.

Two Greek Classical Figures

in or after 1797

Pen and ink drawing with graphite underlay showing two male nude figures seen from above, overlapping in loose contour lines.

Two Male Nudes seen from Above

1755

Pencil and wash sketch of a reclining man in a hat above a looser study of two seated women on tan paper.

Reclining Man; Two Women

1755

Two Women's Heads

1755

Pencil and grey wash sketch sheet with a standing draped warrior, a child, and several smaller figures.

Sheet of Studies, including Warrior with Child [recto and verso]

1755

Pencil sketch of a seated figure resting its head on a hand, with a faint standing figure with bowed head beside it.

Study for a Monument

1755

Pencil drawing sheet with several loose sketches of draped figures in groups, one framed at upper left.

Sheet of Studies

in or after 1798

Pencil drawing of a woman's face in frontal view, wearing a headscarf tied at the top, on pale paper.

Portrait of a Woman

1755