Nollekens

/ ˈnɒləkɪnz /

noun

1. NollekensJoseph17371823MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: sculptor Joseph. 1737–1823, British neoclassical sculptor of portrait busts, tombs, and mythological subjects

Example Sentences

His Portrait of Nollekens, the sculptor, is in the National Gallery.

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Calling upon him one evening, I found Mr. Marchant and Mr. Nollekens in his room: although I was well-known to these gentlemen, he formally took me up to them, and said, "This, Mr. Knowles, is Mr. Marchant, that, Mr. Nollekens, two of the cleverest artists in their way, I believe, in Europe, but in every thing else, two old daddies."

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The two following letters, which are extracted from Mr. J. T. Smith's Life of Nollekens, tend to show the disposition of both parties towards each other.

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Sculptors, like artists, have frequently found art a very hard school; and amongst others of whom this is true may be mentioned Peter Scheemakers, the master Nollekens studied under.

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Nollekens was the sculptor, and Johnson wrote the inscription.

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