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John Flaxman Jr.

British1755–1826

Portrait of John Flaxman Jr.

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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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