Bust of a gentleman
John Gibson
ca. 1830–40
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
Height: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
British
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Michael Hall, 1999
Accession Number
1999.341
Tags
MenPortraits
About the Artist
John Gibson · 1790–1866
Outstanding Neoclassical sculptor who experimented with the ancient practice of coloring statues, e.g. his 'Tinted Venus' (1851). Flaxman encourgaged him to go to Rome, where he spent most of his life. He left his fortune to the National Gallery, London. British sculptor, active Rome. Comment on works: sculptor