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Benjamin Gibson, 1811–1851, British, active in Italy, Portrait Bust of the Artist's Brother, the Sculptor John Gibson, R.A, 1837 to 1838
- Title:
- Portrait Bust of the Artist's Brother, the Sculptor John Gibson, R.A.
- Date:
- 1837 to 1838
- Materials & Techniques:
- Carrara marble
- Dimensions:
- Overall: 24 7/8 x 13 x 10 1/4 inches (63.2 x 33 x 26 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Chiseled on supporting column on back of bust: "AD NATURAM | FECIT | B. GIBSON ROMAE"
Signed by chisel on supporting column on back of bust: "B. GIBSON"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2005.6
- Classification:
- Sculptures
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Subject Terms:
- man | portrait | sculptor
- Associated People:
- Gibson, John (1790–1866), sculptor
- Access:
- Not on view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:55362
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During a long period of residence in Rome beginning in 1817, and somewhat delayed by the Napoleonic Wars, the Welsh-speaking sculptor John Gibson (1790-1866) was much influenced by his exposure to the neoclassical masters Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and the younger Dane Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). This bust is the only surviving portrait of Gibson that employs the visual language of his own style-a style formed out of theirs. It is a rarity, one of a relatively small number of works by Gibson's youngest brother, Benjamin, with whom for a time he spent his summer holidays at Innsbruck in Austria. Benjamin was in fact the pupil of their middle brother, Solomon (1796/97-1866), and died in 1851 at the age of forty-six. Gallery label for installation of YCBA collection, 2005
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