Born Mechelen, now in Belgium. Moved to England in late 17th century. His nephew, John Nost the Younger, carried on the business, and indeed we are not certain which one created the Geffrye statue. Other work in London: a kneeling Nubian in the Inner Temple Gardens.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
John Nost the Elder / John van Nost
Creations i
George II statue in Golden Square
Erected here in 1753. Previously it was at Cannons, the Duke of Chandos's hou...
Sir Robert Geffrye
This is a 1913 replica of the lead statue, the 1723 original of which was tak...
Other Subjects
Glynn Williams
Sculptor. Born in Shrewsbury. On graduating from the Wolverhampton College of Art, he won a Rome scholarship for sculpture and lived and worked at the British School in Rome for a number of years. ...
Alma Boyes
Also the bronze sculpture of Guy the Gorilla at London Zoo which she made in collaboration with wildlife artist William Timym.
Ambrose Neale
From Statues Hither and Thither: " (ca. 1868 - Brockworth 1930 [car accident]), chief artist of Messrs. R. L. Boulton & Sons." Information about the Boulton firm at btsarnia. Our colleague, An...
Alan Micklethwaite
Sculptor. We're guessing the image is a self portrait, since it graces the home page of his website but we could be wrong. Either way, we love the work.
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