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Gibson, John
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Sculptor, born at Gyffin, near Conway, Wales, of humble parentage; after serving an apprenticeship to a cabinet-maker in Liverpool, he took to carving in wood and stone, and supported by Roscoe became a pupil of Canova and afterwards of Thorwaldsen in Rome; here he made his home and did his best work; mention may be made of "Theseus and the Robber," "Amazon thrown from her horse," statues of George Stephenson, Peel, and Queen Victoria; in 1836 he was elected a member of the Royal Academy (1790-1866).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gibson, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/gibson-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gibson, John'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/gibson-john.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
