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Grinling Gibbons

(1648-1721), Woodcarver and sculptor

Later Stuart Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 10 portraits
An immigrant from Rotterdam, Grinling Gibbons became Britain's greatest decorative woodcarver. He is best known for his realistic and fluid limewood carvings of swags and festoons of fruit, flowers and game for architectural interiors. He was also a skilled stone sculptor.

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Grinling Gibbons, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG 2925

Grinling Gibbons

after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1690
NPG 2925

Grinling Gibbons, by John Smith, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D2429

Grinling Gibbons

by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690
NPG D2429

Grinling Gibbons, by John Smith, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D2760

Grinling Gibbons

by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690
NPG D2760

Grinling Gibbons, by and published by John Smith, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D11514

Grinling Gibbons

by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690
NPG D11514

Grinling Gibbons, by and published by John Smith, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D19092

Grinling Gibbons

by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690
NPG D19092

Grinling Gibbons, by and published by John Smith, after  Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt - NPG D19142

Grinling Gibbons

by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690
NPG D19142

Grinling Gibbons; Elizabeth Gibbons, by and published by John Smith, after  John Closterman - NPG D31304

Grinling Gibbons; Elizabeth Gibbons

by and published by John Smith, after John Closterman
mezzotint, 1691 (1691)
NPG D31304

Grinling Gibbons; Elizabeth Gibbons, by and published by John Smith, after  John Closterman - NPG D8230

Grinling Gibbons; Elizabeth Gibbons

by and published by John Smith, after John Closterman
mezzotint, 1691 (1691)
NPG D8230

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