Joseph Nollekens

'' by Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1797. Nollekens is shown with his bust of Charles James Fox Nollekens was born on 11 August 1737 at 28 Dean Street, Soho, London, ==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. A biography Nollekens and his Times by his executor John Thomas Smith was published in 1828, portraying him as a grotesque miser. It has been described as "perhaps the most candid biography ever published in the English language." It has been suggested he was the model for the miser Briggs in Cecilia. His collection of prints and drawings, including 'a matchless collection of the works of Sir Joshua Reynolds', was sold at auction by R. H. Evans on 4 December 1823. A copy of the catalogue, priced and with buyers' names, is at Cambridge University Library (shelfmark Munby.c.126(14)). No. 44 Mortimer Street in Fitzrovia stands on the site of the house where Nollekens died and has a blue plaque commemorating him. American poet Randall Jarrell commemorated Nollekens in his poem entitled "Nollekens", collected in his 1956 volume Selected Poems. ==List of works==

• Bust of Samuel Johnson, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut • Faith, St. Constantine's Church, Wetheral, Cumbria • Castor and Pollux, Victoria and Albert Museum, Kensington, Greater London • Memorial to William Windham, St. Margaret's Church, Felbrigg, Norfolk • Bust of Charles James Fox, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, marble 1796 • Bust of Primate Robinson, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh ==References==