Nollekens

British  

/ ˈnɒləkɪnz /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

A half-length portrait by the German painter, Karl Anton Hickel, is in the National Portrait Gallery, where there is also a terra-cotta bust by Nollekens.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

In the hall are portraits of King William and Queen Mary; and here is a sepulchral urn and tablet, by Nollekens, to John Came, a munificent benefactor to the Company.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

Upon the death of his mother in 1779, young Smith was invited into the studio of Mr. Nollekens, who had seen and approved of some of his attempts in wax-modelling.

From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by Smith, John Thomas

Nollekens the sculptor's studio was at No. 9 in Mortimer Street.

From Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London by Besant, Walter, Sir

Sir Thomas Lawrence, Flaxman, Fuseli, and Nollekens ceased to work for art.

From A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)