Blue plaque, Joseph Nollekens,

Blue plaque, Joseph Nollekens, 1737-1823, sculptor, lived and died in a house on this site. At 44 Mortimer Street, Fitzrovia, London WW 7RJ.. Joseph Nollekens R.A. (11 August 1737 - 23 April 1823) 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. Nollekens enjoyed the patronage of king George III and went on to sculpt a number of British political figures, including George III himself, William Pitt the Younger, Charles James Fox, the Duke of Bedford and Charles Watson-Wentworth. He also made busts of a number of figures from the arts such as Laurence Sterne and Benjamin West. Most of his subjects are represented in classical costume. He also made mythical and allegorical figures.