A Child (probably the artist's sister, Mary Ann)
Relief
1772 (made)
1772 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This wax model is made by John Flaxman in England in 1772.
The child depicted is said to be Flaxman's sister Mary Ann, who was four years old at the time. Flaxman made this when he was 18 years old.
John Flaxman (1755-1826) was an English sculptor, designer and teacher. He was the most famous English Neo-classical sculptor of the late 18th century and the early 19th. He focused on monumental sculpture and church monuments and portrait busts. A large collection of his plaster models is held in the Strang Print Room, University College, London. He also made outline illustrations of Homer, Aeschylus and Dante. Many of those in his sketchbooks (now in the V&A) were drawn from the antique while he was in Italy. Furthermore he produced models for pottery and silver supplying the pottery manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood among others. He thus can be considered as an important pioneer in the development of Industrial Design.
The child depicted is said to be Flaxman's sister Mary Ann, who was four years old at the time. Flaxman made this when he was 18 years old.
John Flaxman (1755-1826) was an English sculptor, designer and teacher. He was the most famous English Neo-classical sculptor of the late 18th century and the early 19th. He focused on monumental sculpture and church monuments and portrait busts. A large collection of his plaster models is held in the Strang Print Room, University College, London. He also made outline illustrations of Homer, Aeschylus and Dante. Many of those in his sketchbooks (now in the V&A) were drawn from the antique while he was in Italy. Furthermore he produced models for pottery and silver supplying the pottery manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood among others. He thus can be considered as an important pioneer in the development of Industrial Design.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A Child (probably the artist's sister, Mary Ann) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Wax model, A Child, by John Flaxman (1755-1826), English, dated 1772 |
| Physical description | Full length figure, seated, of a female child holding a doll. |
| Dimensions |
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| Historical context | The child depicted is said to be Flaxman's sister Mary Ann, who was four years old at the time. Flaxman made this when he was 18 years old. |
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| Summary | This wax model is made by John Flaxman in England in 1772. The child depicted is said to be Flaxman's sister Mary Ann, who was four years old at the time. Flaxman made this when he was 18 years old. John Flaxman (1755-1826) was an English sculptor, designer and teacher. He was the most famous English Neo-classical sculptor of the late 18th century and the early 19th. He focused on monumental sculpture and church monuments and portrait busts. A large collection of his plaster models is held in the Strang Print Room, University College, London. He also made outline illustrations of Homer, Aeschylus and Dante. Many of those in his sketchbooks (now in the V&A) were drawn from the antique while he was in Italy. Furthermore he produced models for pottery and silver supplying the pottery manufacturer Josiah Wedgwood among others. He thus can be considered as an important pioneer in the development of Industrial Design. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 295-1864 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2004 |
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