John Flaxman (6 July 1755-7 December 1826) was a British sculptor who pioneered the Neoclassical art style in Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Biography[]
John Flaxman was born in York, Yorkshire, England on 6 July 1755, and he was raised in London from his infancy. He became a sculptor for the Royal Academy during the 1770s, and he became known for his grave monuments during the 1780s. In 1787, he left for Rome with his wife, and he published the first of his book illustrations for which he was to become famous. He returned to England in 1794 after a seven-year absence, and he opposed Napoleon Bonaparte's theft of art from other European nations amid the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1797, he was made an associate of the Royal Academy, and he died in 1826 at the age of 71.