Laurence Sterne (1713–1768), first modeled 1765–66, British, Marble, confirmed: 21 3/4 × 12 × 10 × 7 1/2 in., 59 lb. (55.2 × 30.5 × 25.4 × 19.1 cm, 26.8 kg), Sculpture, Joseph Nollekens (British, London 1737–1823 London), The classicizing bust of the author of the celebrated Tristram Shandy, who sat for Nollekens in Rome, is said to have launched the sculptor's career. Nollekens sold replicas as independent portraits, or paired, as here, with his bust of Alexander Pope
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Laurence Sterne, 1713–1768, first modeled 1765–66, British, Marble, confirmed, 21 3/4, 12, 10, 7 1/2, 59 lb, 55.2, 30.5, 25.4, 19.1 cm, 26.8 kg, Sculpture, Joseph Nollekens, London, 1737–1823, classicizing, bust, author, celebrated Tristram, Shandy, sat, Nollekens, Rome, said, launched, sculptor, career, Nollekens sold, replicas, independent portraits, paired, Alexander Pope
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