Born Rotterdam. Wood carver and sculptor. Other works in London: a marble font in St James's Piccadilly, carvings in Whitehall Palace. Lived and died in Bow Street. See Discovering London for some more info. A London Inheritance has a good post on St Mary Abchurch where a fine and rare piece of Gibbons carving can be seen.
Famed for his skill in wood, at least half of his professional output was in stone.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Grinling Gibbons
Bow Street was formed about 1637. It has been the residence of many notable m...
St Martin within Ludgate King Cadwal built the first church here, just inside...
In the mid 16th century this site was the timber yard for the nearby Whitehal...
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Grinling Gibbons
Made in 1633 during Charles I's reign, London’s oldest bronze statue was inte...
Sculpted by Grinling Gibbons or one of his pupils this is considered a very f...
The inscription is quite badly damaged but we found a transcription in a 1776...
Sculptor specialising in portraits. born Staffordshire. Died at home, Campden Lodge, Campden Hill, Kensington.
Born Czechoslovakia around 1924 to 1927. Survived Auschwitz though most of her family did not. 1955-60 she studied at Hornsey School of Art.
Sculptor. From the picture source: "He has written books on architectural history and is a talented artist. As well as doing a tour of ops as a Halifax Navigator with 578 squadron."
Sculptor. His father and son were also sculptors and at one time the ran a joint business so it's not always easy to know who did what. Also modelled the ornate dolphin lamp-posts on the Victoria...
