Nollekens
Britishnoun
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In St. Peter's Court Roubiliac established a studio, afterwards a drawing academy, which numbered Hayman, Cipriani, Ramsay, Cosway, Nollekens, Reynolds and Hogarth among its members; this was the predecessor of the Royal Academy.
From The Strand District The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
In the waiting-room are two busts, by Nollekens, of Charles James Fox and William Pitt.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
Upon his returning the hat the next morning, he was asked by Nollekens why he left him his gold-laced hat.
From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark
His Portrait of Nollekens, the sculptor, is in the National Gallery.
From English Painters with a chapter on American painters by Koehler, S. R.
Nollekens says that his father worked at the pottery, and that Sir James Thornhill had furnished designs.
From Chelsea The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir
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