91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Person    | Male  Born 1630  Died 1700

Caius Gabriel Cibber

Categories: Sculpture

Countries: Denmark

Caius Gabriel Cibber

Sculptor. Born Denmark. Came to England in about 1655 and arrived in London by 1660. Also carved the amazing statues of Melancholy and Raving Madness that used to adorn the entrance gates of Bethlem (Bedlam) Hospital (when it was at Moorfields) and can now be seen in a small museum in Kent at the Bethlem Royal Hospital. Father of writer Colley Cibber. Died London, buried in the Danish church, Wellclose Square, which he had designed, but that was demolished in 1870.

Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in to see them

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Caius Gabriel Cibber

Commemorated ati

This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Caius Gabriel Cibber

Creations i

Charles II statue - Soho Square

Erected in the King's lifetime - see Fenner Brockway for our list of other su...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Resurgam

This phoenix represents the rebirth of the old Cathedral, lost in the Great F...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

The Monument - west and north

The bas relief by Cibber is worthy of close examination.  It shows a woman on...

91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Other Subjects

Michelangelo

Michelangelo

Sculptor, painter, architect and poet.

Person, Architecture, Art, Engineering, Poetry, Sculpture, Seriously Famous, Italy

5 memorials
Graham Ibbeson

Graham Ibbeson

born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Probably his best known work is the Statue of Eric Morecambe, unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in Morecambe, Lancashire.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
John Atkin

John Atkin

Sculptor. Born Darlington.  Sponsored at college by Henry Moore.  Aitkin's website.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial
J. R. Clayton

J. R. Clayton

Born John Richard Clayton. In partnership with Alfred Bell (1832–95) ran a commercially successful stained glass workshop.

Person, Craft / Design, Sculpture

1 memorial
Charles Samuel Kelsey

Charles Samuel Kelsey

His father, James Kelsey, was also a sculptor.

Person, Sculpture

1 memorial