Gibbons grimaçants
Grinling Gibbons c1690 par la Graveur John Smith (1652 – 1743) d'après une peinture du peintre allemand Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 – 1723)
Il s'agit d'un portrait de trois quarts qui représente le sculpteur virtuose Grinling Gibbons (1648 – 1721), who was acclaimed for his pearwood sculptures.
He is wearing a long curly wig and is dressed in the period costume of the day as well as a large cloak.
He is standing by a marble table with his right hand holding a cast of Proserpina; which is part of Bernini’s famous sculptural group “Pluto and Proserpina”; while in his left hand he is holding a compass.
Il s'agit d'une reproduction de maîtres anciens d'art numérique remasterisée d'une image du domaine public qui est disponible en tant que impression sur toile.
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John was born Daventry, Northamptonshire England and was sent to study under a painter named Tillet and later studied mezzotint engraving under Isaac Beckett (1653 – 1719) and Jan van der Vaart (1650 – 1727).
He became the favorite engraver of Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 – 1723), whose paintings he reproduced.
John is believed to have created approximately 500 plates, with about 300 of these plates being portraits of notable men and women during the reigns of Charles II (1630 – 1685) and George II (1683 – 1670).