Seated Man Flanked by Two Reclining Figures; Huddle of Figures in Lower Left Corner
John Flaxman
c. 1790
Medium
pen and black ink over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 9.1 x 13.1 cm (3 9/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Accession Number
1981.57.1
About the Artist
John Flaxman · 1755–1826
John Flaxman (1755–1826) was born in York, England, the son of John Flaxman Sr., a moulder and seller of plaster casts who ran a studio in London's Covent Garden. Largely self-taught amid his father's stock of classical casts, with minimal formal schooling due to childhood illness, Flaxman displayed prodigious talent early on. At age 12, he won a Society of Arts prize for a medallion; by 15, anoth...