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John Deare

John Deare

1759
WA-00049038
Sculpture
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
4
Works in Collection
11
Assets Indexed
7
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
60%
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Authority Records (1)

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2 cross-verified · 4 single-source
  • Is PublishedManual· 100%
  • Birth yearArtsy· 92%
  • NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
  • Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
  • Death yearWikidata· 92%
  • LocationWikidata· 80%

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John Deare was a British neoclassical sculptor active in late eighteenth-century London whose marble works exemplified the refined restraint and classical figuration of his era. Working primarily in marble, he created portrait busts and allegorical reliefs that reflected the formal ideals of neoclassicism. Little documented exhibition history or institutional record survives, though his practice aligned with the sculptural conventions of his generation in Britain.

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Artworks (4)

Artwork sources (2)

4 published of 4 catalogued · 4 with image
  • Art Institute Chicago
    3 published3 img
  • Wikidata
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

3 entries · 1 sources
  • Study of a sculptural group: Mars, Venus and Cupid
    · Wikidata · 3 prov
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Images

John Deare   Study of a sculptural group, Mars, Venus and Cupid   B1977.14.5523   Yale Center for British Art
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Artsy artwork: Dear John (2017)
Artsy
Artsy artwork: Dear John (2017)
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Artsy artwork: Dear Ewatomi (2022)
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Artsy artwork: Dear John (1996)
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Bacchus Feeding a Panther (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Bacchus Feeding a Panther (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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