Nollekens
Britishnoun
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The sculpture was executed by Nollekens himself, and is supposed to be one of his masterpieces.
From Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant
When it was first opened it was the fashion to go excursions by the day on the water, a custom referred to in "Nollekens and his Times."
From Mayfair, Belgravia, and Bayswater The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant
The Life of the Sculptor Nollekens, by his pupil John Thomas Smith, contains some amusing contemporary gossip.
From The Eighteenth Century in English Caricature by Selwyn Brinton
Smith settled himself in Great Portland-street; and his friend Nollekens in Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square, where he resided till his death.
From The Cries of London Exhibiting Several of the Itinerant Traders of Antient and Modern Times by John Thomas Smith
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.
From The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) by John Knowles
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