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==References == | <p> A celebrated wood-carver, born at Rotterdam, but brought up in England; through the influence of Evelyn he obtained a post in the Board of Works, and his marvellous skill as a wood-carver won him the patronage of [[Charles]] II., who employed him to furnish ornamental carving for the [[Chapel]] of Windsor; much of his best work was done for the nobility, and in many of their mansions his carving is yet extant in all its grace and finish, the ceiling of a room at Petworth being considered his masterpiece; he also did some notable work in bronze and marble (1648-1721). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_73547"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gibbons,+grinling Grinling Gibbons from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_73547"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/gibbons,+grinling Grinling Gibbons from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 15 October 2021
Grinling Gibbons [1]
A celebrated wood-carver, born at Rotterdam, but brought up in England; through the influence of Evelyn he obtained a post in the Board of Works, and his marvellous skill as a wood-carver won him the patronage of Charles II., who employed him to furnish ornamental carving for the Chapel of Windsor; much of his best work was done for the nobility, and in many of their mansions his carving is yet extant in all its grace and finish, the ceiling of a room at Petworth being considered his masterpiece; he also did some notable work in bronze and marble (1648-1721).
