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John Nost the Younger (1713-1780), who was born into the van Ost (van Nost) family of sculptors, was trained in London by Henry Scheemakers (1670-1748). He travelled to Dublin in 1749, and spent much of his subsequent working life in Ireland. He executed a number of portrait busts and public monuments, including a statue of George III for Dublin City Hall. His bust of the famous actor-manager David Garrick (1717-1779) was apparently reproduced in many copies. Following the death of Garrick's widow, Eva, in 1822, the contents of the couple's country villa and their apartment in the Thames-side Adelphi, London, was sold at auction in the capital in 1823. Intriguingly, the sale included a bust described as 'V. Nost, 1764. An early bust of his late Majesty, George III'.","physicalDescription":"The subject looks to his half left. He wears a wig, with tresses which fall over his shoulders and are tied with a ribbon at the nape of the neck. His fur lined cloak is tied with a cord above his left breast. The garter star and sash are partly visible below. 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Bought for £140 from Frank Partridge & Sons, Ltd, who bid on the Museum's behalf at a Sotheby's sale, and secured the bust for the stated price.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Bust, marble, King George III, by John Nost III (the Younger), Britain, 1767","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Bilbey, Diane and Trusted, Marjorie, British Sculpture 1470-2000: A Concise Catalogue of the Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: V&A Publications, 2002","id":"AUTH401363"},"details":"p.108","free":""},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"The Age of Rococo: ‘Art and Culture of the Eighteenth Century’, exh. cat, translated by Dr M.D. Senft-Howie and B. 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