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Nollekens and his Times
Comprehending a Life of that Celebrated Sculptor, and Memoirs of Several Contemporary Artists

Volume 1

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  • Date Published: February 2014
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781108068963

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  • The sculptor Joseph Nollekens (1737–1823) was famed for his portrait busts of leading figures of his day. While working in Italy in the 1760s, he established contacts among a group of aristocratic British patrons, going on to become London's most fashionable sculptor upon his return to England in 1771. The draughtsman and antiquary John Thomas Smith (1766–1833) had been at one time a pupil of Nollekens. It is believed that this anecdotal two-volume biography, first published in 1828, was written as an act of revenge. Having been promised a considerable legacy in the sculptor's will, Smith was disappointed to receive only an executor's fee. The work contains little analysis concerning the sculptor's art, relating instead much gossip and anecdotes of a personal nature. Nonetheless, it presents a vivid picture of the London art world at that time. Volume 1 concentrates on aspects of Nollekens' character, habits and opinions.

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    • Date Published: February 2014
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781108068963
    • length: 442 pages
    • dimensions: 215 x 140 x 26 mm
    • weight: 0.57kg
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Preface
    1. Nollekens's pedigree
    2. Execution of Sixteen-string Jack
    3. Friends of Mrs Nollekens
    4. Nollekens's dinner-parties and visitors
    5. Mr Nollekens's fancies
    6. Interview between Nollekens and Hone
    7. Anecdotes of Seward and James Barry
    8. Nollekens's opinion of colossal sculpture
    9. Nollekens's favourite amusements
    10. Notices of Sir Robert and Lady Strange
    11. The Elgin Marbles brought to England
    12. Mrs Nollekens's new drawing-room
    13. Mr Nollekens's confessor
    14. Nollekens's insensibility to ancient art.

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    John Thomas Smith

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