About Joseph Nollekens
Lived 1737 – 1823 (aged 85). Joseph Nollekens was a British sculptor.
Samuel Johnson, plaster, by Joseph Nollekens, Yale Center for British Art, 1777. Joseph Nollekens R.A. (11 August 1737 – 23 April 1823)
Death He died in London in 1823, having made a considerable fortune from his work; he left around £200,000 in his will. He is buried in St James's Church, Paddington with a monument by William Behnes. Bust of Charles James Fox, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow , marble 1796 Bust of Primate Robinson, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh
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British sculptor (1737-1823)
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Joseph Nollekens was born on 11 August 1737 in London.
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Joseph Nollekens died on 23 April 1823 in London.
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Joseph Nollekens was a sculptor.
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