John Flaxman, R.A. Preferred Media: Sculpture , chasing and illustration Born: 6 July 1755 in York, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Died: 7 December 1826 Nationality: British Royal Academy student from: 7 October 1769 to: Elected A.R.A: 06 Nov 1797 Elected R.A: 10 Feb 1800 Professor of Sculpture 1810-1826 Biography Won Royal Academy Schools Silver Medal in 1769.   Works of Art: 100 Books: 16 Archives: 63

Monument to the memory of... John Flaxman	Anatomical study of the outstretched... 1780s? John Flaxman	Anatomical study of the muscles... 1780s? John Flaxman	The Ghost of Clytemnestra Arousing... 1792 - 94 John Flaxman	Scylla 1792 - 93 John Flaxman	Penelope Surprised by the Suitors 1792 - 93 John Flaxman
Ulysses Giving Wine to Polyphemus 1792 - 93 John Flaxman	The Council of the Gods 1792- 1793 John Flaxman	The Council of the Gods 1792- 1793 John Flaxman	The Council of the Gods 1792- 1793 John Flaxman	Michelangelo Before 1826 John Flaxman	The Defeat of the Persians 1792 - 94 John Flaxman
The Dream of Atossa 1792 - 94 John Flaxman	The Rise of Aurora 1792 - 94 John Flaxman	Athena Dismissing the Furies 1792 - 94 John Flaxman	The Furies Pursuing their Victim 1792 -94 John Flaxman	Orestes Imploring the Aid of... 1792 - 94 John Flaxman	Orestes Imploring the Aid of... 1792 - 94 John Flaxman
Phoebe Bringing Gifts at the... 1792 - 94 John Flaxman	Orestes Showing Embroidery to Electra 1792 - 94 John Flaxman	A Procession of Trojan Women... 179-94 John Flaxman	The Lament Over the Death... 1792-94 John Flaxman	The Return of Agamemnon After... 1792-94 John Flaxman	A Vision of Helen Appearing... 1792-3 John Flaxman
Tidings Heard of the Fall... 1792-4 John Flaxman	Thetis Bringing the Armour to... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Ulysses and Diomed Carrying Off... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Iris Advises Priam to Obtain... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Dolon Arrested as a Spy... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Hercules Dragging Cerberus 1792-3 John Flaxman
The Judgement of Paris by 1805 John Flaxman	The Ghost of Patroclus Appearing... 1792-3 John Flaxman	The Gods Descending to Battle 1792-3 John Flaxman	Juno Commanding the Sun to... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Thetis Ordering the Nereids to... 1792-3 John Flaxman	The Fight Over the Body... 1792-3 John Flaxman
Ajax Defending the Greek Ships... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Hector's Body Dragged at the... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Andromache Fainting on the Wall 1792-3 John Flaxman	Polydamus Advising Hector to Retire... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Neptune Rising from the Sea 1792-3 John Flaxman	The Descent of Discord 1792-3 John Flaxman
The Hours Taking the Horses... 1792-3 John Flaxman	A study of Juno and... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Juno and Minerva Going to... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Venus Wounded in the Hand... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Otus and Ephialtes Holding Mars... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Diomed Casting his Spear at... 1792-3 John Flaxman
Hector Chiding Paris 1792-3 John Flaxman	Venus Presenting Helen to Paris 1792-3 John Flaxman	Venus Disguised Inviting Helen to... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Jupiter Sending the Evil Dream... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Thetis Entreating Jupiter to Honour... by 1805 John Flaxman	Thetis Calling Briareus to the... 1792-3 John Flaxman
The Departure of Briseis from... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Minerva repressing the fury of... by 1805 John Flaxman	Minerva Repressing the Fury of... by 1805 John Flaxman	The Descent of Minerva to... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Ulysses at the Table of... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Ulysses on the Hearth Presenting... 1792-3 John Flaxman
Ulysses Weeps at the Song... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Leucothea Preserving Ulysses 1792-3 John Flaxman	Mercury's Message to Calypso 1792-3 John Flaxman	Penelope's Dream 1792-3 John Flaxman	Nestor's Sacrifice 1792-3 John Flaxman	Telemachus in Search of his... 1792-3 John Flaxman
Ulysses Terrified by the Ghosts 1792-3 John Flaxman	Ulysses Killing the Suitors 1792-3 John Flaxman	Penelope Carrying the Bow of... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Ulysses Conversing with Eumaeus 1792-3 John Flaxman	Apollo and Diana Discharging their... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Minerva Restoring Ulysses to his... 1792-3 John Flaxman
Ulysses and his Dog 1792-3 John Flaxman	The Harpies Going to Seize... 1792-93 John Flaxman	Euryclea Discovers Hercules 1792-3 John Flaxman	Morning 1792-93 John Flaxman	Ulysses Asleep Laid on his... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Drawings of human bones, mainly... 1780s ? John Flaxman
Design for the obverse of... 1819 John Flaxman	Design for the obverse of... 1819 John Flaxman	Design for the reverse of... 1819 John Flaxman	Design for a Royal Academy... ca. 1819 John Flaxman	Sleep and Death conveying the... 1792-3 John Flaxman	Apollo and Marpessa ca. 1790-94 John Flaxman
Ancient Drama Scene John Flaxman	Rural Scene John Flaxman	The Storm 1792 - 94 John Flaxman	Lampetia complaining to Apollo 1792-1793 John Flaxman

Thetis entreating Jupiter to honor... John Flaxman	The Departure of Briseis from... John Flaxman	Minerva repressing the fury of... John Flaxman	Homer invoking the Muse John Flaxman	Thetis calling Briareus to the... John Flaxman	Mercury bringing Pandora to Earth John Flaxman

Bust of John Flaxman, R.A. ca.1823 Edward Hodges Baily	Portrait of John Flaxman, R.A. 12 November 1796 George Dance	Flaxman's statue of Sir Joshua... John Flaxman	Design with a quiver and... by 1826 John Flaxman	Portrait of John Flaxman RA [1833] John Jackson	Cast of front panel of... late 18th century Unidentified Roman sculptor

Flaxman, John, R.A.   Lectures On Sculpture, As Delivered Before The President And Members Of The Royal Academy. By John Flaxman, Esq., R.A., Professor Of Sculpture In The Royal Academy Of Great Britain, Member Of The Academies Of St. Luke, Rome, Florence, Carrara, Etc. With An Introductory Lecture, And Two Addresses To The Royal Academy, On The Death Of Thomas Banks, In 1805, And Of Antonio Canova, In 1822, And An Address On The Death Of Flaxman, By Sir Richard Westmacott, R.A. With Fifty-Three Plates. New Edition. - London: 1865.    07/4624

Flaxman, John, R.A.   Lectures On Sculpture, As Delivered Before The President And Members Of The Royal Academy. By John Flaxman, Esq. R.A. Professor Of Sculpture In The Royal Academy Of Great Britain, Member Of The Academies Of St. Luke, Rome, Florence, Carrara, &c. Second Edition. To Which Are Now First Added, An Introductory Lecture, And Two Addresses To The Royal Academy, On The Death Of Thomas Banks, In 1805, And Of Antonio Canova, In 1822, And An Address On The Death Of Flaxman, By Sir Richard Westmacott, R.A. - With Fifty-Two Plates. - - London: [1838]    07/4623

The Drawings Of Flaxman In The Gallery Of University College London Autotype Reproductions From The Original Frames In Thirty-Two Plates With Descriptions And An Introductory Essay On The Life And Genius Of Flaxman By Sidney Colvin, M.A. Fellow Of Trinity College Cambridge And Slade Professor In The University   - London 1876    07/3439

Under The Patronage Of His Majesty, Compositions Of The "Acts Of Mercy", Drawn By The Late John Flaxman Esqre. R.A.P.S. 1 Instruct The Ignorant. 2 Feed The Hungry. 3 Clothe The Naked. 4 Visit The Sick. 5 Comfort The Afflicted. 6 Go To The House Of Mourning. 7 Comfort The Fatherless & Widow. 8 Deliver The Captive. Engraved by F.C. Lewis, Engraver of Drawings, to the King.   - London Published Jany. 1st. 1831    06/1533

Compositions By John Flaxman, Sculptor, R.A. From The Divine Poem Of Dante Alighieri, Containing Hell, Purgatory And Paradise. With Quotations From The Italian, And Translations From The Version Of The Reverend H. Boyd, To Each Plate.   - London. Published May 1. 1807    06/785

Compositions From The Tragedies of Aeschylus, Designed By Iohn Flaxman, Engraved By Thomas Piroli, And Frank Howard.   - London Publish'd April 15th. 1831    06/781

The Odyssey Of Homer Engraved From The Compositions Of Iohn Flaxman R·A· Sculptor, London.   - London: March 1st. 1805.    06/751

Anatomical Studies Of The Bones And Muscles, For The Use Of Artists, From Drawings By The Late John Flaxman, Esq. R.A. Engraved By Henry Landseer; With Two Additional Plates; And Explanatory Notes, By William Robertson.   - London: [1833]    05/4381

Outline Engravings And Descriptions Of The Woburn Abbey Marbles   - [S.l.: [1822]    05/3569

The Shield Of Achilles, By John Flaxman, R.A. Dedicated By Permission To The Universities Of Oxford And Cambridge. The Work Is Engraved By Permission Of Messrs. Rundell, Bridge & Co. By A.R. Freebairn.   - (Published London 15th. March, 1846    05/3190

Ottley, William Young   A Series Of Plates, Engraved After The Paintings And Sculptures Of The Most Eminent Masters Of The Early Florentine School; Intended To Illustrate The History Of The Restoration Of The Arts Of Design In Italy; And Dedicated To John Flaxman, Esq. R.A. Professor Of Sculpture To The Royal Academy, (In Token Of High Respect For His Genius,) By William Young Ottley, F.A.S. Author Of "An Inquiry Into The Origin And Early History Of Engraving;" "The Italian School Of Design," &c. - London: 1826.    05/925

Compositions From The Works Days And Theogony Of Hesiod. Designed By John Flaxman, R.A. P.S. Engraved By William Blake.   - London Jan. 1, 1817.    04/3183

Flaxman, John, R.A.   A Letter To The Committee For Raising The Naval Pillar, Or Monument, Under The Patronage Of His Royal Highness The Duke of Clarence. By John Flaxman, Sculptor. - London: 1799.    03/2261

The Iliad Of Homer Engraved From The Compositions Of Iohn Flaxman R·A· Sculptor, London.   - London: March 1. 1805.    03/2259

Compositions From The Tragedies of Aeschylus Designed By Iohn Flaxman Engraved By Thomas Piroli The Original Drawings In The Possession Of The Countess Dowager Spencer   - London Jan. 12 1795    03/2258

Lysons, Samuel   An Account Of Roman Antiquities Discovered At Woodchester In The County Of Gloucester. By Samuel Lysons F.R.S. & A.S. - London [1797]    03/2632

MIS/SE    Plan for forming an institution for the instruction of females in the Fine Arts    23 Nov 1814    Fonds

WA/2    Diary in printed "Student's Journal"    25 Sep 1821 - 24 Sep 1822    Item

GAI/17    Wilfrid V. Herbert, Curator, Upper Schools of Painting, Royal Academy, to the President and Council    1 May 1901    Item

FAR/1/3    Report of the Committee to consider an increase of the salaries    1803    Item

CA/8    iBesuch bin Flaxman/i, short account on an acquaintance with John Flaxman    5 Jul 1827    Item

HU//7/42    Ozias Humphry, to James White, Exeter    [11 Apr 1809]    Item

HU//7/41    James White, Exeter, to Ozias Humphry    8 Apr 1809    Item

HU/7/32-33    Ozias Humphry, Sloane Street, to James White, Exeter    15 Nov 1808    Item

AND/26/371    Richard Westmacott, S. Audley St., to Arthur [Westmacott]    2 Dec 1852    Item

AND/20/119    Thomas Lawrence, Russell Square, to Revd. Edward Bury    27 Mar 1828    Item

AND/20/86    Engraving of John Flaxman design of the Shield of Achilles, with newspaper cuttings    [1827]    Item

AND/19/288    Title page of the Chirsties sale catalogue of the drawings of John Flaxman    10 Apr 1862    Item

AND/19/287    Subscription notice in support of the Flaxman Gallery    [1850]    Item

AND/19/286    Newspaper cuttings    1826-1828    Item

AND/19/275    Newspaper cutting, a summary of the life of John Flaxman    [c.1870]    Item

AND/19/271    Obituary for John Flaxman    [1826]    Item

AND/19/270    Obituaries for John Flaxman, R.A. [source unknown]    1826    Item

AND/19/102    Anderdon records the deaths of Fuseli and Owen in 1825    [c.1870]    Item

AND/16/71    Sales catalogue cutting    [1862]    Item

AND/15/253    Sales catalogue cutting    31 Jun 1852    Item

AND/14/89    Anderdon's notes on David Wilkie    [c.1870]    Item

AND/12/286    Sales catalogue cutting    27 Jan 1853    Item

AND/12/281a    Sales catalogue cutting    [c.1860]    Item

AND/11/118    Press cutting, from [The Sun], a letter to John Flaxman    1800    Item

AND/11/102    Anderdon's biographical notes on John Flaxman    [c.1870]    Item

AND/11/82    Anderdon's notes on the opinions of William Blake    12 Mar 1865    Item

AND/9/84    [copy] Receipt    5 Jun 1795    Item

AND/6/225    Anderdon's biographical notes on John Flaxman    18 Dec 1859    Item

AND/6/171    Newspaper cuttings relating to the 1787 Academy exhibition    1787    Item

AND/5/154    [copy] John Flaxman, to Josiah Wedgwood    28 Oct 1782    Item

JU/2/132    Thomas Holloway, Coltishall near Norwich [to John Flaxman]    12 Oct 1826    Item

JU/2/42    John Flaxman, Buckingham Street, Fitzroy Square, to Ellen    14 Jul 1811    Item

JU/2/41    John Flaxman, Buckingham Street, Fitzroy Square [to an unidentified correspondent]    25 Sep 1805    Item

AND/3/115    [copy] Henry Weekes, Eccleston Street, Pimlico, to J. Anderdon    22 Jul 1871 [& 24 Dec 1771]    Item

GS/2    Minutes    1851-1880    Item

RAA/PC/13/16    Faculty issued by the Registry of the Bishop of London    1929    Item

FU/3/9    [Thomas Lawrence], Russell Square, [to John Knowles]    08 Dec 1826    Item

LAW/6/2    Thomas Lawrence, manuscript discourse    11 Dec 1826    Item

LAW/5/416    Pages from the New Monthly Magazine    1 Jan 1830    Item

LAW/5/286    Devonshire, Albion Hotel, Brighton, to Sir Thomas    5 Dec 1828    Item

LAW/5/192    Mary A. Flaxman to Sir Thos. Lawrence    24 Nov [c.1827]    Item

LAW/5/150    Bedford, Campden Hill, to Sir Thomas    14 Jun 1827    Item

LAW/5/105    Martin Archer Shee, Cavendish Square, to Sir Thomas Lawrence    28 Jan 1827    Item

LAW/5/65    John Flaxman, Buckingham Street, Fitzroy Square, to Sir Thomas    11 Jul 1826    Item

LAW/5/9    John Flaxman, Buckingham Street, Fitzroy Square, to Thomas Lawrence    20 Feb 1826    Item

LAW/4/379    Henry Thomson, 15 Newman Street, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, Hotel de Londres, Place Vendome, Paris    1 Oct 1825    Item

LAW/4/362    John Flaxman, Buckingham Street, to Sir Thomas    [c.Mar 1825]    Item

LAW/4/77    R. West, Staines, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, Russell Square, London    20 Dec 1822    Item

LAW/4/178    C. Eastlake, 12 Paizza Mignanelli, Rome, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, Russell Square, London    20 Dec 1823    Item

LAW/4/306    Aberdeen, Nice, to Sir Thomas Lawrence, Russell Square    7 Mar 1825    Item

RAA/SEC/8/57    Report on the tombs of Sir John Soane, RA and John Flaxman, RA    1943    Sub-series

LAW/3/26    Jos. Farington, to Thomas Lawrence, Rome    6 Apr 1819    Item

LAW/2/197    John Flaxman, Buckingham Street, Fitzroy Square, to Sir Thomas Lawrence    12 May 1817    Item

LAW/1/287    T. Lawrence, Greek Street, to Joseph Farington, W. Wells Esq., Red Leaves, near Tunbridge    12 Oct 1811    Item

LAW/1/235    T. L[awrence], to Joseph Farington, Marlborough Buildings, Bath    31 Jan 1810    Item

LAW/1/231    T. L[awrence], to Joseph Farington, Marlborough Buildings, Bath    [27 Jan 1810]    Item

LAW/1/208    T. L[awrence], to [Joseph Farington]    [Feb 1809]    Item

LAW/1/206    [Thomas Lawrence], to [Joseph Farington]    [31 Jan 1809]    Item

RAA/SEC/1/64    Receipted bill from John Flaxman    Jan 1770    Item

RAA/SEC/2/57/3    Mary Hamilton, 2 Charles Street, Soho [to the Secretary]    24 Jul 1802    Item

RAA/SEC/2/59/5    Prince Hoare, Buckingham Street, York Buildings, to John Flaxman    14 Sep 1801    Item

RAA/SEC/2/3/1    E. H. Baily, 76 Dean St., to the President and Council    31 Oct 1821    Item

RAA/PC/1/8    Council minutes, vol. 8    07 Nov 1832 - 22 Dec 1838    Item