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 40
s condition. He in-stituted great works of repara-tion, for Anthony Wood tellsus : He spent ^8,000 inrepairing the Castle at Farn-ham before the year 1672.The date is important, asMotleys woodwork has some-times been wrongly attributedto Grinling Gibbons, althoughhis delicate touch is… … FARNHAM CASTLE. GRINLING GIBBONS AND THE WOODWORK OF HIS AGE. Sir John Denham, who had fought forthe King during the Civil War, wasrewarded at the Restoration by receiv-ing the appointment of Surveyor of theRoyal Works. The post had beenvacant since Inigo Jones death, andwas expected by his…
