"Portrait of Grinling Gibbons and his wife Elizabeth, both three-quarter length and seated; on the right, Grinling Gibbons, wearing wig, neckcloth, and scarf, and leaning on a block on which three putti are carved; on the left, Mrs Gibbons, wearing a loose dress, and holding a string of pearls; pillars, curtain, and plant in the background."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Mr. Gibbons and Mrs. Gibbons
Description:
Title from caption below image., Date of publication from the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.4572., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., and Supported by paper sheet.
Title below image., Plate engraved for: A catalogue of the extensive and most valuable collection of engraved portraits ... as originally collected by Horace Walpole. [London] : Smith and Robins, printers, [1842]., and With embossed ownership stamp of Thomas Mackinlay.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Gibbons, Grinling, 1648-1721 and Strawberry Hill (Twickenham, London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Art, Art collections, Sculpture, and Wood carvings
