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Nollekens to let him know why he left him his gold-laced hat.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 Various
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After Nollekens had joined the head and trunk, or, what is called "restored it," which he did at the expense of twenty guineas more for stone and labour, it proved a most fortunate hit, for they sold it for the enormous sum of 1,000 guineas! and it is now at
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 342, November 22, 1828 Various
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Schiller by Dannecker's; Handel's countenance is familiar through the elaborate chisel of Roubillac; Nollekens moulded Sterne's delicate and unimpassioned but keen physiognomy, and Chantrey the lofty cranium of Scott.
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Barry's was edged with lace, and Nollekens 'was a very shabby plain one.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 Various
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Nollekens £12. 12s. in gold; this was the first bust he ever modelled.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 Various
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Garrick imitated to the life, in "Abel Drugger," a vacant stare peculiar to Nollekens, the sculptor; and Colley Cibber's father was
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There was some conversation about Nollekens the sculptor, whose inordinate love of money was such a curious blemish in his character.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1876 Various
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Here also are several fine busts by Nollekens, and a valuable collection of pictures by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Sir Joshua Reynolds, &c.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 374, June 6, 1829 Various
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Close beside it stands the huge pile of sculpture by Nollekens, in memory of the three captains who fell in Rodney's famous victory over the French in April, 1782.
Little Folks (December 1884) A Magazine for the Young Various
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Barry, the painter, was with Nollekens, at Rome, in 1760, and they were extremely intimate.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 Various
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