| LC control no. | n 50004058 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Flaxman, John, 1755-1826 |
| Variant(s) | Flaksman, Dzhon, 1755-1826 Flaxman, Giovanni, 1755-1826 |
| Associated country | Great Britain |
| Located | Rome (Italy) |
| Birth date | 1755 |
| Death date | 1826 |
| Field of activity | Sculpture Bas-relief Decoration and ornament Jasperware |
| Affiliation | Wedgwood & Bentley |
| Profession or occupation | Sculptors |
| Found in | His La Divina commedia di Dante Alighieri ... 1834: t.p. (Giovanni Flaxman scultore inglese) Vasemania : neoclassical form and ornament in France, ©2004: page 176 (John Flaxman (1755-1826); second son of a modeler who supplied plaster casts to the Wedgwood factory; won a prize from Royal Society of Arts at age 12 and subsequently studied sculpture; 1775 received commission from Josiah Wedgwood to design bas-relief portraits, furniture plaques, and vase decorations for production in Wedgwood's newly invented jasper ware; 1787 went to Rome and continued to work for Wedgwood; by 1794 had returned to England and supplied designs to Wedgwood and others) |
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