Education John Gibson (sculptor)



sleeping shepherd boy (1824)


a cartoon (now in liverpool museum) of fall of angels marked period. studied anatomy, lessons provided gratuitously medical man, , gained introductions families of refinement , culture in liverpool. roscoe excellent guide protegée, pointing greeks examples sculptor. gibson here found true vocation. basso rilievo of psyche carried zephyrs result. sent royal academy, john flaxman, recognizing merits, gave excellent place. again became unsettled. conceived wish further artistic education in rome, , first step goal went go london; there received conflicting advice flaxman , francis legatt chantrey, former urging him go rome highest school of sculpture in world, latter maintaining london him.








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