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 for some more info. 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.
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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...
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Grinling Gibbons
The copy of the Peter Vanderbank etching of the statue comes from Northumbria...
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...
Nothing like a gilded statue on a cloudless day. The statue is of brass and w...
The inscription is quite badly damaged but we found a transcription in a 1776...
Sculptor. Â Born Birmingham. Â Moved to London following the success of his first entry at the Royal Academy in 1821. Â His work was popular and he was prolific but from 1832 onwards he was short of m...
Sculptor. She was born in Paris and moved to London to pursue her career.
Sculptor. She has created group sculptures for the most recent Olympics in Beijing, London and Rio de Janiero.
Charles-Auguste Lebourg was a French sculptor, best known for the sculptural design of the Wallace fountains, which are found in virtually every quarter of Paris and in various cities throughout th...
Nigerian-born. Moved to England where she attended school. A Southwark resident for 22 years, in 2010. CBE.
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