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 262
produce of his chisel andworkshop from othercontemporary work, it isvery excusable for theunlearned to apply indis-criminately the name ofGrinling Gibbons to thewhole of it. It is therefore fittingto both begin and end thisaccount of the woodworkof his age with a portraitof the man. The… … 246 GRINLING GIBBONS AND THE WOODWORK OF HIS AGE. portrait. We know from Horace Walpole that after Gibbons death in 1720 his considerablecollection was sold. It was very likely then that Horaces father, Sir Robert, bought thispicture, which was one of the Houghton Collection which the third Lord…
