Flaxman

American

[flaks-muhn] / ˈflæks mən /

noun

John, 1755–1826, English sculptor and draftsman.

Flaxman British

/ ˈflæksmən /

noun

John . 1755–1826, English neoclassical sculptor and draughtsman, noted particularly for his monuments and his engraved illustrations for the Iliad , the Odyssey , and works by Dante and Aeschylus

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The painting is one of more than 100 works to go on display as part of Turner, Wedgwood & Beyond: Inspired by Flaxman, which opens at the gallery on Friday.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The exhibition looks at work by John Flaxman, a York-born artist, on the 200th anniversary of his death, as well as the artists he inspired.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

While each set of numbers can shed some light on what’s happening on the ground, Flaxman said, researchers must be aware of where they fall short.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2024

Flaxman said that not only is this argument suggested by Alito “just wrong on the plain meaning of the statute, but it's incredibly dangerous.”

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024

The plates are in general rather curious than ably executed; and compared with what Flaxman has done for Homer and Æschylus, are tasteless and unspirited.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by John Dunlop

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