Nollekens

/ (ˈnɒləkɪnz) /

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noun

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

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Words nearby Nollekens

Nolan, Nolde, nolens volens, Nolichucky, noli me tangere, Nollekens, nolle prosequi, no-load, nolo contendere, no longer, no-lose

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How to use Nollekens in a sentence

Mrs. Nollekens then elevated herself on her toes, and, with a lisping palpitation, began to address the lady.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume|Joseph Grego
This Judge Welch was the father of Mrs. Nollekens, and a brave and benevolent man.
Haunted London|Walter Thornbury
At the above-named chapel Nollekens, the eminent sculptor, was baptized in 1737.
Haunted London|Walter Thornbury
He also painted Stothard and Nollekens, and the well-known and admirable portrait of Fuseli.
Art in England|Dutton Cook

There is a colossal tomb by Nollekens, the worst but one in the Abbey, commemorating three sea captains.
A Year in Europe|Walter W. Moore