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Grinling Gibbons and the woodwork of his age (1648-1720) (1914)

Tipping, H. Avray (Henry Avray), 1855-1933 · London : "Country life" and George Newnes ; New York : C. Scribner's sons · leaf 101

An illustration from Grinling Gibbons and the woodwork of his age (1648-1720), 1914, leaf 101
umerous coats of paint, so thatall the verve and delicacy that give unique distinction to the work of the great master-carverare wholly lost. As occasional chipping of the later coating of grained oak shows the earlierwhite paint, the impression given is that the whole work is a coarse plaster… … FIGS. 77 AND 78.—GRINLING GlBBONS DESIGNS FOR THE CH.\RLES I MAUSOLEUM STATUE. GRINLING GIBBONS, SCULPTOR, DRAUGHTSMAN & DESIGNER. 85

Gibbons, Grinling, 1648-1721 · Wood-carving · Interior decoration

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