John Flaxman
John Flaxman (1755 to 1826) was an English neoclassical sculptor and draughtsman. At the age of 19 he went to work for the firm of Wedgwood and Bentley, where he made his living for the next twelve years as a modeler of classic and domestic friezes, plaques, ornamental vessels and medallion portraits. It was in these inventive jasper” and “basalt” ware compositions that the manufacturers of the age, who had conceived and perfected the style, earned their great reputation.
Flaxman accepted commissions for a number of private and public works and, in 1800, was named a member of the Royal Academy, where he eventually held the chair of sculpture, a position created specifically for him. The latter part of Flaxman’s career was focused on the design and creation of funerary monuments and memorials, for which his work was highly regarded.
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