GIBSON, John
(b. 1790, Conway, d. 1866, Roma)

Biography

English sculptor. He worked in Rome and was the central figure of the Anglo-Roman school and one of the leading exponents of Neoclassicism in the 19th century. He had English, American and Italian patrons and was honoured by academies throughout Europe. Two of his brothers, Solomon Gibson (c. 1796-1886) and Benjamin Gibson (1811-51), were also sculptors.



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