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John Gibson

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Neoclassicism

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WikidataQ1700207

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Artworks (17)

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Tadasana

2000 · Oil on honeycomb plywood panel

52 x 48 5/8 in. (132.1 x 123.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Letter from John Gibson to John Udny, containing information for Henry Farnum

1850 · Pen and black ink on blue paper

Sheet (folded in half): 9 11/16 × 7 3/8 in. (24.6 × 18.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Letters to Henry Farnum from John Gibson and Benjamin Spence

1850 · Pen and brown ink on blue paper

Sheet (folded in half): 8 15/16 × 7 1/16 in. (22.7 × 18 cm) Sheet: 8 15/16 × 14 3/8 in. (22.7 × 36.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sketch of Statue: Venus Entering the Bath

1845 · Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink

sheet: 7 7/16 x 3 7/16 in. (18.9 x 8.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sketches of Two Statues: Angel of War and Angel of Peace

1845 · Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink

sheet: 3 5/8 x 3 3/16 in. (9.2 x 8.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sketch of a Statue: Guardian Angel

1845 · Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink

sheet: 7 3/16 x 5 3/8 in. (18.2 x 13.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sketches of Three Statues: Diana, Nymph Bathing and Cupid and Pysche

1845 · Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink on tracing paper

sheet: 5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in. (14.9 x 11.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sketch of Statue: Bacchante by Bartolini

1845 · Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink on tracing paper

sheet: 3 1/16 x 4 7/16 in. (7.7 x 11.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Design for a Sarcophagus with Two Mourning Figures

1845 · Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink

sheet: 13 15/16 x 8 in. (35.4 x 20.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sketch of Three Vases

1845 · Pen and black ink on tracing paper

sheet: 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (8.9 x 16.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sketch of Three Vases

1845 · Pen and black ink on tracing paper

sheet: 3 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (8.9 x 16.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sketch of a statue: Bacchante by Bartolini

1845 · Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink on tracing paper

sheet: 3 1/16 x 4 7/16 in. (7.7 x 11.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sketches of three statues: Diana, Nymph Bathing and Cupid and Pysche

1845 · Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink on tracing paper

sheet: 5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in. (14.9 x 11.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bust of William Bewick

1827 · Marble

object: 570 x 300 x 230 mm, 54 kg

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Hylas Surprised by the Naiades

1827 · Marble

object: 1600 x 1194 x 718 mm

Height: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bust of a gentleman

1825 · Marble

Height: 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (2)

17 published of 17 catalogued · 8 with image

The Met
15 published6 img
Tate
2 published2 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Bust of William Bewick
1827 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Hylas Surprised by the Naiades
1827 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Neoclassicism

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