London : Studio Vista, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xviii, 249 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 29 cm. Notes: Includes index. Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-239) and index. Contents: Early career -- Artist and industry : Wedgwood -- To Italy -- Sculptures in Italy -- Illustrations -- Sculptor of tombs : after 1794 -- Sculpture : secular commissions -- Portraits -- Royal plate and other metalwork -- Professor of sculpture -- Epilogue : Victorian taste. Subjects: Flaxman, John 1755-1826.Flaxman, John (English sculptor, draftsman, and designer, 1755-1826)Flaxman, John (English sculptor, draftsman, and designer, 1755-1826) Criticism and interpretationFlaxman, John. Sculptors England ; Biography.Sculptors Biographies.Sculpture 18th-19th centuries Great Britain.Designers Great Britain ; Biography. Sculptors Great Britain ; Biography.Sculptors England ; Biography. Sculptors, British 18th century. Sculptors, British 19th century. Draughtsmen, British 18th centuryDraughtsmen, British 19th century. Illustrators England ; Biography.Designers England ; Biography. Artists England ; Biography. Sculpture Great Britain.

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 393718
Title: John Flaxman 1755-1826 : sculptor, illustrator, designer / David Irwin
Author: Irwin, David (1933-)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0289708850
ISBN 13: 9780289708859
Publisher: London : Studio Vista
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1979

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