John Gibson
John Gibson is represented here by a single sheet from 1850, a group of graphite sketches recording statues by Canova, Bienaimé, Bartolini and Raphael, among others. Executed in graphite with inscriptions added in pen and brown ink, the drawing reflects the nineteenth-century practice of studying and copying sculpture through outline. The collection thus holds one work from the middle of the century, offering a compact glimpse of an artist engaged with the sculptural canon of his time.
1 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
