John Gibson
(1790-1866), SculptorEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 25 portraits
Artist associated with 12 portraits
John Gibson, a sculptor who had no formal training, arrived in Rome in 1817 to become an apprentice in the studio of Antonio Canova, Italy's leading sculptor. It was there that he met fellow apprentice, Richard James Wyatt who became a life-long friend. Establishing a studio together, the two would begin the working day with breakfast at Caffé Greco, the regular haunt of the British academy members. Drawing his inspiration from Rome's plethora of antique sculptures, Gibson gradually perfected a distinct neoclassical style that would make his name in both Rome and London. Despite his continued stay in Italy, the Royal Academy elected him a Royal Academician in 1836.
by John Partridge
pencil, 1825
NPG 3944(32)
by William Brockedon
black and red chalk, 1844
NPG 2515(96)
by Harriet Goodhue Hosmer
marble medallion
NPG 5342
by Margaret Sarah Carpenter
oil on canvas, 1857
NPG 232
by Unknown artist
pencil, circa 1860
NPG 1370
by Sir George Scharf
pencil, 1860
NPG 6050
by Nadar
salt print, circa 1862
NPG P227
by William Theed the Younger
marble bust, circa 1868
NPG 1795
after David Octavius Hill, and Robert Adamson
carbon print, 1843-1848; published 1928
NPG Ax29537
by Unknown photographer
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG Ax14820
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax11922
by John & Charles Watkins
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax11935
by Caldesi, Blanford & Co
albumen carte-de-visite, early 1860s
NPG x38991
by Frederic Jones
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x19935
by Ferdinand Jean de la Ferté Joubert
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG Ax7563
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, early-mid 1860s
NPG x129554
by Unknown photographer
albumen print, early 1860s
NPG Ax27700
by Robert Faulkner
albumen carte-de-visite, mid 1860s
NPG x46564
by Maull & Co
albumen print on paper mount, circa 1866
NPG x18451
by Thomas Herbert Maguire, printed by M & N Hanhart, after Seymour Stokes Kirkup
lithograph heightened with red, (1821)
NPG D34458
by Charles Edward Wagstaff, published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co, after Penry Williams
mezzotint and engraving, published August 1845
NPG D34459
by Thomas Herbert Maguire
lithograph heightened with white, 1860s
NPG D34460
by Thomas Herbert Maguire
lithograph heightened with white, 1860s
NPG D34461
by Joseph Shepherd Wyon, after William Theed the Younger
bronze medal, 1874
NPG D2918
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