Grinling Gibbons
(1648-1721), Woodcarver and sculptorLater 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.
after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
oil on canvas, based on a work of circa 1690
NPG 2925
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690
NPG D2429
by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690
NPG D2760
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690
NPG D11514
by and published by John Smith, after Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt
mezzotint, 1690
NPG D19092
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
mezzotint, 1691 (1691)
NPG D31304
Grinling Gibbons; Elizabeth Gibbons
by John Smith, after John Closterman
mezzotint, (1691)
NPG D1335
Grinling Gibbons; Elizabeth Gibbons
by John Smith, after John Closterman
mezzotint, (1691)
NPG D2430
Grinling Gibbons; Elizabeth Gibbons
by and published by John Smith, after John Closterman
mezzotint, 1691 (1691)
NPG D8230
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