Nicholas Hawksmoor at The National Portrait Gallery, London

Under the patronage of Sir Christopher Wren, Nicholas Hawksmoor (1661-1736) became one of the leaing architects of his generation. He was first appointed by Wren as a personal clerk but was trusted with increasingly important commissions. He collaborated with Wren on Kensington Palace and the Royal Navy Hospital, Greenwich and worked with John Vanbrugh on Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. As an indepenent architect, he worked on Queen's College and All Souls College, Oxford, and designed many London churches. It was attributed to Sir Henry Cheere (1703-81) and is a modern bronze cast of the original bust from 1736. It is the onl known portrait of Nicholas Hawksmoor. The original is at All Souls College, Oxford. This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.在克里斯托弗·雷恩爵士（Sir Christopher Wren）的庇护与提携下，尼古拉斯·霍克斯穆尔（Nicholas Hawksmoor，1661-1736）成为其所处时代最顶尖的建筑师之一。他最初被雷恩聘为私人文书，但凭借能力逐渐被委以愈发重要的设计委托项目。他曾与雷恩合作参与肯辛顿宫（Kensington Palace）、格林威治皇家海军医院（Royal Navy Hospital, Greenwich）的设计工作，又与约翰·范布勒（John Vanbrugh）携手打造了霍华德城堡（Castle Howard）与布伦海姆宫（Blenheim Palace）。作为独立执业建筑师，他承接了牛津大学女王学院（Queen's College, Oxford）与万灵学院（All Souls College, Oxford）的相关项目，并设计了多座伦敦地区的教堂。这座半身像被认定为亨利·切尔爵士（Sir Henry Cheere，1703-1781）的作品，是1736年原作半身像的现代青铜复刻品，也是目前已知的唯一一件尼古拉斯·霍克斯穆尔的肖像作品，原作现收藏于牛津大学万灵学院。本展品隶属于「扫描世界（Scan The World）」项目。该项目是由MyMiniFactory推出的非营利性公益行动，旨在构建面向公众免费开放的数字化档案库，收录全球各地可完全3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字化模型。「扫描世界」是一项开源的社区共建项目，若您身边有符合征集标准的优质藏品，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与共建的具体方式。