Portrait of John Flaxman
Date
1833
Sitter
John Flaxman (1755, British) , Sculptor
Creator
Richard Woodman (1784 - 1859, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
Charles Knight, Publisher
After
John Jackson (1778 - 1831, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 125mm
width (print): 103mm
height (paper support): 179mm
width (paper support): 144mm
width (print): 103mm
height (paper support): 179mm
width (paper support): 144mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Flaxman in three-quarter profile to the left as viewed. He wears regency-style clothing with a high-collared waistcoat, overcoat and shirt.
Inscribed ‘JOHN FLAXMAN.’
John Flaxman R.A. (1755 – 1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, he was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p21.
Inscribed ‘JOHN FLAXMAN.’
John Flaxman R.A. (1755 – 1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, he was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p21.
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