Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Nelson, John (1726-1812)

by Lionel Henry Cust

NELSON, JOHN (1726–1812), sculptor, born in 1726, was a native of Shropshire, where he executed several works, and was highly esteemed in his art both there and in the neighbouring counties. Among his works were the statue on the column erected in Hawkstone Park to the memory of Sir Rowland Hill, and the statue of Roger de Montgomery in Shrewsbury Castle. Nelson died at Shrewsbury on 17 April 1812, aged 86.

[Gent. Mag. lxxxii. 492; Redgrave's Dict. of Artists.]

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