John Flaxman

1 works by John Flaxman (British, 1755–1826) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.

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.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of John Flaxman's work on the site falls under Drawings (215), Figurative (33), Prints (29).

By movement, it's catalogued as Neoclassicism (313), Romanticism (8).

Culture: English (321).

By orientation: 142 landscape, 166 portrait, 13 square.

Other British artists of the period

If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:

• George Cruikshank — 381 artworks
• James Gillray — 378 artworks
• Thomas Girtin — 152 artworks
• John Buckler — 122 artworks
• Cornelius Varley — 106 artworks
• Francis Wheatley — 95 artworks
• William Alexander — 88 artworks
• John Downman — 78 artworks

Prints of these artworks

Every artwork here can be downloaded as the original high-resolution file, or ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print from $21.99, shipping included.

Sizes and framing

Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.

Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.