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John Flaxman

1755 - 1826

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John Flaxman (6 July 1755 – 7 December 1826) was a British sculptor and draughtsman, and a leading figure in British and European Neoclassicism. Early in his career, he worked as a modeller for Josiah Wedgwood's pottery. He spent several years in Rome, where he produced his first book illustrations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Flaxman has received more than 165,234 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). John Flaxman is the 113th most popular sculptor (down from 94th in 2019), the 1,890th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,690th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Sculptor.

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  • 53.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, John Flaxman ranks 113 out of 189. Before him are Agostino di Duccio, Dennis Oppenheim, Christian Daniel Rauch, Konstantin Somov, Richard Long, and Daniel Buren. After him are Mino da Fiesole, Desiderio da Settignano, Hendrick de Keyser, Jules Dalou, Carl Milles, and Silvio Gazzaniga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1755, John Flaxman ranks 24. Before him are Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow, Quatremère de Quincy, Bertrand Barère, and Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain. After him are Gaspard de Prony, Nicolas-Jacques Conté, Anacharsis Cloots, John Marshall, Princess Charlotte of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring. Among people deceased in 1826, John Flaxman ranks 28. Before him are Johann Baptist von Spix, Jean Lafitte, François-Joseph Talma, Marie-Guillemine Benoist, Johann Peter Hebel, and Shaykh Ahmad. After him are Christian Kramp, Pavel Pestel, Anton Walter, Fyodor Rostopchin, Jens Baggesen, and Nikolay Rumyantsev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Flaxman ranks 1,890 out of 7,765. Before him are Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862), George Robert Gray (1808), Geri Halliwell (1972), Renée Vivien (1877), James Blunt (1974), and Patrick Geddes (1854). After him are Jenson Button (1980), Joseph Butler (1692), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Edward FitzGerald (1809), Mary Ward (1585), and Philip Kerr (1956).

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Among SCULPTORS In United Kingdom

Among sculptors born in United Kingdom, John Flaxman ranks 3. Before him are Henry Moore (1898) and Richard Long (1945). After him are Tony Cragg (1949), Eduardo Paolozzi (1924), Anthony Caro (1924), Andy Goldsworthy (1956), Antony Gormley (1950), Barry Flanagan (1941), W. J. Coffee (1774), Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781), and Ronald Pope (1920).

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