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Studies of a Sickbed and Decorations for the Façade of Buckingham Palace [recto and verso]
Catalogue
- Year
- 1820
- Dimensions
- overall: 16.3 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Artist
- John Flaxman
Artist
Painting
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.
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Sheet of Studies [recto and verso]
1819 · graphite//compositionally unrelated ink and wash verso
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Record
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- John Flaxman
- Year
- 1820
- Dimensions
- overall: 16.3 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1820-275868
Source
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art
- Source
- nga
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified