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Flaxman Manuscripts
Catalogue reference: MS FLAXMAN
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This record is about the Flaxman Manuscripts dating from 1788.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MS FLAXMAN
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Title (The name of the record)
- Flaxman Manuscripts
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1788
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Description (What the record is about)
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Manuscript items of John Flaxman, comprising his journal, kept by him in Naples in 1788, consisting of manuscript text and drawings; and a commonplace book containing manuscript notes on sculpture and art and some pencil and ink sketches.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- John Flaxman
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 volumes; 1 folder
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
- The journal was presented in 1865 by Henry Vaughan, and the book in 1921 by Sir Alexander Gibb.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Calm catalogue
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Flaxman was born in York on 6 July 1755. He was a sickly child, but showed a great aptitude for drawing. He spent his early life in London and attended the Academy Schools. He became known as a sculptor and draughtsman, with interests in art, architecture, engineering, construction, naval architecture and surveying. In 1787 he fulfilled a cherished ambition of travelling to Rome where he stayed until 1794, when he returned to London, a famous artist. In 1810 he was appointed Professor of Sculpture in the Academy. He died in 1826.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/92d7db90-8f0b-4434-832f-fb33b96362a4/
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Flaxman Manuscripts