User:Rich Farmbrough/DNB/W/i/William Gibson (1664-1702)

William Gibson|1664|1702| William Gibson (born 1664 died 1702), miniature-painter, was nephew of Richard Gibson, the dwarf, from whom he received instruction. He was also a pupil of Sir Peter Lely, 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. He lived in the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, and died of a lethargy in 1702, aged 58. He was buried at Richmond in Surrey.^{[DNB 1][DNB 2][DNB 3][DNB 4][1]}

References

1. [[Template:Cite DNB|vb=yes|author=Template:DNB LC|title=Gibson, William (1664-1702) (DNB00)|work=Dictionary of National Biography|volume=21|pages=0|url=http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Gibson,_William_(1664-1702)_(DNB00)]]

DNB references

These references are found in the DNB article referred to above.

1. Walpole's Anecd. of Painting, ed. Dallaway and Wornum
2. De Piles's Lives of the Painters
3. British Museum Addit. manuscript 19131 (Davy manuscripts) folio 257
4. Manning and Bray's Hist. of Surrey, i. 433.

External links

Gibson, William (1664-1702) (DNB00)|Gibson, William (1664-1702)

date=August 2014 date=August 2014 [[Template:Person data |name=Gibson, William |alternative names= |short description=miniature-painter |date of birth=1664 |place of birth= |date of death=1702 |place of death= ]]

NoCategory:1664 births NoCategory:1702 deaths date=August 2014