Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . Residence of James Madison, Montpelier. JOHN FLAXMAN. 406. JOHN FLAXMAN. JOHN FLAXMAN, the eminent sculptor, whose works have done so much toform the English school of design, was born July 6, 1755, in York, England,whence he was removed in his infancy to London, where his father, who wasa moulder of figures, subsequently kept a shop
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . Residence of James Madison, Montpelier. JOHN FLAXMAN. 406. JOHN FLAXMAN. JOHN FLAXMAN, the eminent sculptor, whose works have done so much toform the English school of design, was born July 6, 1755, in York, England,whence he was removed in his infancy to London, where his father, who wasa moulder of figures, subsequently kept a shop in the Strand for the sale ofplaster casts. The fathers occupation, no doubt, contributed to call forth thegenius of the son ; but the boy very early began to give evidence of fondnessfor those arts to which his future life was devoted, and of singular taste andskill in the efforts of his uninstructed pencil. Like many more of the mostdistinguished cultivators of literature and art, he was prevented by the weak-ness and delicate health of his early years from mixing in the ruder sports ofboys of his own age ; and this, of course, gave him more time for solitary father was not able to afford him the advantages of a regular education ;but he rapidly acquired a great deal of knowledge by his own unaided ef
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