Live Auction 6574Andrew Wyld: Connoisseur Dealer
Joseph Nollekens, R.A. (London 1737-1823)
Lot 72

Joseph Nollekens, R.A. (London 1737-1823)

Twelve designs for monuments

Closed10 July 2012

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GBP 1,875

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Joseph Nollekens, R.A. (London 1737-1823)
Twelve designs for monuments
six annotated with scale and notes
nine pencil, one pencil and brown wash, one pencil, pen and black ink, one pencil and grey wash, one watermark 'J JELLYMAN/1802', one watermark Britannia, one fragmentary watermark, one watermark 'C PATCH/1799', on paper, unframed
12¾ x 8 1/8 in. (32.4 x 20.7 cm.); and smaller (12)

(3) Mrs M. Hill; Sotheby's, London, 27 March 1969, lots 279, 281, 282. (3) Dr Arthur M. Sackler, until 2010.

Specialist note

Joseph Nollekens (11 August 1737 23 April 1823)[1] was a sculptor from London generally considered to be the finest British sculptor of the late 18th Century. He was also a founder member of the Royal Academy in 1768.