William Gibson (1644–1702) was an
English
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miniature painter. He was a pupil and copyist of Lely.
Biography
Early life and career
William Gibson was nephew of
Richard Gibson
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Early life and education
Gibson was born in Kamp ...
, the dwarf, from whom he received instruction. He was also a pupil of
Sir Peter Lely
Sir Peter Lely (14 September 1618 – 30 November 1680) was a painter of Dutch origin whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court. He became a naturalised British subject and was kn ...
, and was very successful in his copies of Lely's works. He attained great eminence as a miniature painter, and was largely employed by the nobility. At the sale of Lely's collection of prints and drawings by the old masters, Gibson bought a great number, and added considerably to them by subsequent purchases.
Some of his works are
*Image for
Louise Renée de Kerouaille, Duchess D'Aubigny and First Duchess of Portsmouth (1644-1702).
*Image of
Diane de Vere, Duchess of Albans (1695).
Death
He resided in the parish of
St. Giles-in-the-Fields
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, and died of a "lethargy" in 1702, aged 58. He was buried at
Richmond
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in Surrey.
[Cust 1890, p. 288.]
See also
*
Edward Gibson (painter)
References
* Walpole, Horace (1876). ''Anecdotes of Painting in England''. Dallaway, James; Wornum, Ralph N. (eds.)
Vol. 2 London: Chatto and Windus. p. 151.
*
"Gibson, William" ''
Benezit Dictionary of Artists
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.'' Oxford Art Online. 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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1644 births
1702 deaths
17th-century English painters