Grinling Gibbons
Grinling Gibbons c1690 by British Gravador John Smith (1652 – 1743) from a painting by German Painter Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646 – 1723)
This is a three quarter length portrait that represents the virtuoso sculptor 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.
Esta é uma reprodução remasterizada dos antigos mestres de arte digital de uma imagem de domínio público que está disponível como um impressão em tela.
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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 pratos, 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).