John Nost

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Preparatory drawing by Jan van Nost for a statue of William III & II, now in the Victoria & Albert Museum

John Nost^[1] (died 1729) was a Flemish sculptor, from Mechelen. He was employed by Arnold Quellin, and married his widow. He moved to England at the end of the seventeenth century, and set up business in Haymarket.

He was prolific and received many commissions, including work at Melbourne Hall, Castle Howard, Buckingham House and Chatsworth. Many of his statues were in lead.

His nephew John van Nost the younger (d.1780) carried on the business, moving to Dublin around 1750.

References

Rupert Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1851 (1968 revised edition), pp. 279–282

Notes

↑ Jan van Nost, John van Nost, John van Ost, John Nost the elder.

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Name	Nost, John
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Date of death	1729
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