Nollekens and his Times - 9781108068963

Nollekens and his TimesComprehending a Life of that Celebrated Sculptor, and Memoirs of Several Contemporary Artists\nAuthor(s): John Thomas Smith\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108068963, 978-1108068963\nSynopsis\nThe sculptor Joseph Nollekens [tel] 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 [tel] 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 scul.