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Statuette of a 'Philosopher'. SM BR17. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Art UK
John Flaxman RA (1755 - 1826), sculptor
A small statuette of a ‘Philosopher’
Clay or terracotta painted in imitation of bronze, on a polished granite base
Height: 7cm
Width: 3cm
Depth: 3cm
Height (plinth): 4cm
Width (plinth): 5cm
Depth (plinth): 5cm
Width: 3cm
Depth: 3cm
Height (plinth): 4cm
Width (plinth): 5cm
Depth (plinth): 5cm
Museum number: BR17
On display: Breakfast Room
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Literature
Helen Dorey ‘Soane and Flaxman’ in Flaxman: Master of the Purest Line, Exhibition Catalogue, Sir John Soane’s Museum 2003
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