Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

John Gibson NPG x46564

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by Robert Faulkner

John Gibson, a sculptor who had no formal training, arrived in Rome in 1817 to become an apprentice in the studio of Antonio Canova, Italy's leading sculptor. It was there that he met fellow apprentice, Richard James Wyatt who became a life-long friend. Establishing a studio together, the two would begin the working day with breakfast at Caffé Greco, the regular haunt of the British academy members. Drawing his inspiration from Rome's plethora of antique sculptures, Gibson gradually perfected a distinct neoclassical style... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.