Maria Flaxman
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Maria Flaxman was an English illustrator.
Maria, also noted as Mary Ann or Maria T Flaxman, was the half-sister of John Flaxman
, she was influenced by his work and assisted him in the last years of his life. Maria Flaxman was employed as a governess to the Hare Naylor family residences in Italy and at Weimar
. In 1810 she moved to John Flaxman's house at Buckingham Street, residing there until his death.
She is best known for six designs engraved by William Blake
, illustrations published in the 1803 edition of William Hayley
's Triumphs of Temper. Her works were contributed to the Royal Academy
between 1780 and 1819, primarily designs for illustration of poetry and romance.
In his Life of Blake, Alexander Gilchrist
describes the work for Hayley's poem, finally issued in 1807,
Maria, also noted as Mary Ann or Maria T Flaxman, was the half-sister of John Flaxman
John Flaxman
John Flaxman was an English sculptor and draughtsman.-Early life:He was born in York. His father was also named John, after an ancestor who, according to family tradition, had fought for Parliament at the Battle of Naseby, and afterwards settled as a carrier or farmer in Buckinghamshire...
, she was influenced by his work and assisted him in the last years of his life. Maria Flaxman was employed as a governess to the Hare Naylor family residences in Italy and at Weimar
Weimar
Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...
. In 1810 she moved to John Flaxman's house at Buckingham Street, residing there until his death.
She is best known for six designs engraved by William Blake
William Blake
William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age...
, illustrations published in the 1803 edition of William Hayley
William Hayley
William Hayley was an English writer, best known as the friend and biographer of William Cowper.-Biography:...
's Triumphs of Temper. Her works were contributed to the Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
between 1780 and 1819, primarily designs for illustration of poetry and romance.
In his Life of Blake, Alexander Gilchrist
Alexander Gilchrist
Alexander Gilchrist was the biographer of William Blake. Gilchrist's biography is still a standard reference work on the poet....
describes the work for Hayley's poem, finally issued in 1807,
"These amateur designs, aiming at an idealized domesticity, are expressive and beautiful in the Flaxman-Stothard manner; abound in grace of line, elegance of composition, and other artist-like virtues of a now obsolete sort."
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- Illustrations in The Butterfly's Funeral, J. L. B. and William RoscoeWilliam RoscoeWilliam Roscoe , was an English historian and miscellaneous writer.-Life:He was born in Liverpool, where his father, a market gardener, kept a public house called the Bowling Green at Mount Pleasant. Roscoe left school at the age of twelve, having learned all that his schoolmaster could teach...