William Gibbs (1790-1875)
Laurence MacDonald (Scotland 1799 - Rome 1878)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1862 (signed and dated)
Materials
Marble
Measurements
685 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Rome
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 20159
Summary
White marble sculpture, William Gibbs (1790-1875) by Lawrence MacDonald (Tayside 1799 - Rome 1878), signed L. Macdonald Fecit Romae 1862. A white marble bust of William Gibbs, with draped shoulders.
Provenance
Commissioned by William Gibbs (1790-1875) in Rome in 1862; purchased by the National Trust from the estate of the late George Richard Lawley Gibbs, 2nd Baron Wraxall (1928 – 2001) with the assistance of the NHMF, the Art Fund and donations from members and supporters in 2002
Credit line
Tyntesfield, The Gibbs Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
L. MACDONALD. FECIT. ROMAE. 1862
Makers and roles
Laurence MacDonald (Scotland 1799 - Rome 1878), sculptor