Plaque

John Flaxman

Inscription

John, sculptor, lived and died here, B. 1755, D. 1826, Flaxman.
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Erected by the Society of Arts

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The above plaque was mounted in the wall of no. 7 Greenwell Street which previously occupied this site.

Site: John Flaxman (1 memorial)

W1, Greenwell Street, 7 (Former)

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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John Flaxman

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