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Ad Code: 3
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from Auction House Records.
A CARVED MARBLE HERM BUST OF CHARLES TOWNLEY
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Joseph Nollekens (1737-1823)
The Anglo-Flemish neoclassical* sculptor Joseph Nollekens first established himself in Rome (1762-1770), where he copied, restored, faked and dealt in antique sculptures as well as terracotta works by Renaissance* masters. In this historical centre of fine art, Nollekens absorbed all he could from the Greek and Roman sculptors, perfecting in the process a Neoclassical style that quickly earned him a reputation and a small fortune. He had a natural (showing 500 of 4328 characters). |
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