# John Nost

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[[Image:Vannost.jpg|thumb|Preparatory drawing by Jan van Nost for a statue of [William III & II](/source/William_III_%26_II), now in the [Victoria & Albert Museum](/source/Victoria_%26_Albert_Museum)]]

'''John Nost''' ([Dutch](/source/Dutch_language): Jan van Nost)<ref>Also known as Jan van Nost, John van Nost, John van Ost, John Nost the elder.</ref> (died 1729) was a [Flemish](/source/Flemish_people) sculptor who worked in England in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

==Life==

Originally from [Mechelen](/source/Mechelen) in what is now [Belgium](/source/Belgium), he moved to [England](/source/England) in the second half of the 17th century, gaining employment with the sculptor [Arnold Quellin](/source/Artus_Quellinus_III) as a foreman. After Quellin's death in 1686, Nost married his widow, and established his own sculptural works business in the [Haymarket](/source/Haymarket_(London)) district of London.

He was prolific and received many commissions, including at [Hampton Court Palace](/source/Hampton_Court_Palace), [Melbourne Hall](/source/Melbourne_Hall), [Castle Howard](/source/Castle_Howard), [Buckingham Palace](/source/Buckingham_Palace), and [Chatsworth](/source/Chatsworth_House). Many of his statues were cast in [lead](/source/lead).

Van Nost died at his home at [Hyde Park](/source/Hyde_Park%2C_London) in London on 26 April 1729.

==Apprentices and collaborators==

Van Nost was heavily involved with other well-known sculptors of the day. He trained [Andrew Carpenter](/source/Andrew_Carpenter_(sculptor)), and his own nephew [John van Nost the younger](/source/John_van_Nost_the_younger); his nephew moved to Ireland following his uncle's death and became a leading sculptor there.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

Several well-known sculptors had their premises near Nost at the Haymarket and it is known that he collaborated with many of them. For example, he worked on a commission with [Richard Osgood](/source/Richard_Osgood) for Hampton Court in 1701.

==Notable works==

[[File:Melbourne Hall vase.jpg|thumb|200px|Detail of a figure on the Vase of the Seasons in the gardens of [Melbourne Hall](/source/Melbourne_Hall)]]
[[File:Tomb of Mary, wife of the 2nd Duke of Queensberry.JPG|thumb|upright=1.1|Monument to [James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry](/source/James_Douglas%2C_2nd_Duke_of_Queensberry), and his wife Mary at [Durisdeer](/source/Durisdeer) (1711)]]

Source: ''Dictionary of British Sculptors'', 1660–1851, Rupert Gunnis.<ref>''Dictionary of British Sculptors'', 1660–1851, Rupert Gunnis</ref>

*Statue of Sir [Hugh Wyndham](/source/Hugh_Wyndham_(judge)) (judge) at [Silton](/source/Silton), Dorset (1692)
*Figures of a Boy and Girl, [Chatsworth House](/source/Chatsworth_House) (1698)
*Monument to [John Digby, 3rd Earl of Bristol](/source/John_Digby%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Bristol), [Sherborne](/source/Sherborne), [Dorset](/source/Dorset) (1698)
*Pair of amorini, [Melbourne Hall](/source/Melbourne_Hall) (1699) for his patron, [Thomas Coke](/source/Thomas_Coke_(privy_counsellor))
*Fireplace for Thomas Coke's London house on St James Place (1699)
*Various mythological figures for the gardens of [Melbourne Hall](/source/Melbourne_Hall) (1700)
*Coat of Arms on entrance piers, fireplaces and marble tables, [Hampton Court](/source/Hampton_Court) (1700)
*Flower Pot Gates, [Hampton Court](/source/Hampton_Court) (1700)
*Statues of King William III and Queen Mary, [Royal Exchange, London](/source/Royal_Exchange%2C_London), (c.1700)
*Fountains at [Hampton Court](/source/Hampton_Court) (1701–2)
*Multiple fireplaces for [Melbourne Hall](/source/Melbourne_Hall) (1701–7)
*The Crouching Venus, [Umberslade Hall](/source/Umberslade_Hall) (1702)
*Multiple garden figures for [Castle Howard](/source/Castle_Howard) (1703–10)
*Statues within the pediment of [Buckingham Palace](/source/Buckingham_Palace) (1705)
*Vase of the Seasons, [Melbourne Hall](/source/Melbourne_Hall) (1705)
*Font at [Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick](/source/Collegiate_Church_of_St_Mary%2C_Warwick) (1705)
*Fountains and figures for [Stonyhurst](/source/Stoneyhurst) House (1705–1716)
*Monument to [James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry](/source/James_Douglas%2C_2nd_Duke_of_Queensberry), [Durisdeer](/source/Durisdeer) Church, Dumfriesshire (1711)
*Garden figures, [Stourhead](/source/Stourhead) House (c.1714)
*Garden figures for [Moulsham](/source/Moulsham) Hall (1717) (for Humphrey Mildmay)
*[Equestrian Statue Of George I](/source/Equestrian_Statue_Of_George_I) for [Essex Bridge, Dublin](/source/Essex_Bridge%2C_Dublin) (1717) (moved to [Barber Institute of Fine Arts](/source/Barber_Institute_of_Fine_Arts), Birmingham 1937)
*Garden figures for [Rousham House](/source/Rousham_House) (c.1719)
*Statue of Queen Mary for [University College, Oxford](/source/University_College%2C_Oxford) (1720)
*Garden figures for [Seaton Delaval](/source/Seaton_Delaval) Hall (c.1720)
*Garden figures for [Chirk Castle](/source/Chirk_Castle) (c.1720)
*Statue of Sir [Robert Geffrye](/source/Robert_Geffrye) for the almshouses at [Shoreditch](/source/Shoreditch) (1723) (original now at [Mottingham](/source/Mottingham) with a replica at the almshouses)
*Statue of George II for [Cannons House](/source/Cannons_(house)) (c.1724) (moved in 1753 to create a centre-piece for [Golden Square](/source/Golden_Square) in [London](/source/London))
*Two large vases for [Wrest Park](/source/Wrest_Park) (1725) for the Duke of Kent
*Statue of George I for [Grosvenor Square](/source/Grosvenor_Square), [London](/source/London) (1726) (stolen 1838)
*Garden figures for [Boreham House](/source/Boreham_House) (c.1728)

==Notes==
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==References==
*[Rupert Gunnis](/source/Rupert_Gunnis), ''[Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660–1851](/source/Dictionary_of_British_Sculptors_1660%E2%80%931851)'' (1968 revised edition), pp.&nbsp;279–282

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