Grinling Gibbons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Anglo-Dutch sculptor and wood carver
Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1648
Place of Birth: Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Date of Death: 03-Aug-1721
Profession: sculptor, wood carver
Nationality: Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Grinling Gibbons
- Grinling Gibbons (4 April 1648 – 3 August 1721) was an English sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Palace, St.
- Paul's Cathedral and other London churches, Petworth House and other country houses, Trinity College Oxford and Trinity College Cambridge.
- Gibbons was born and educated in Holland of English parents, his father being a merchant.
- He was a member of the Drapers' Company of London.
- He is widely regarded as the finest wood carver working in England, and the only one whose name is widely known among the general public.
- Most of his work is in lime (Tilia) wood, especially decorative Baroque garlands made up of still-life elements at about life size, made to frame mirrors and decorate the walls of churches and palaces, but he also produced furniture and small relief plaques with figurative scenes.
- He also worked in stone, mostly for churches.
- By the time he was established he led a large workshop, and the extent to which his personal hand appears in later work varies.
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See Also
- Famous People's Birthdays on 04 April, Netherlands
- Famous People's Birthdays in April, Netherlands
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- Famous sculptor's Birthdays in April, Netherlands
- Famous wood carver's Birthdays on 04 April, Netherlands
- Famous wood carver's Birthdays in April, Netherlands
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After Godfrey Kneller
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| Alternative names | Gottfried Kneller, Birth name: Gottfried Kniller | ||
| Description | German painter, draughtsman, engraver and miniaturist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 8 August 1646 | 7 November 1723 | |
| Location of birth/death | Lübeck | London | |
| Work period | between circa 1660 and circa 1723 | ||
| Work location | Leiden (circa 1660–1665), Rome, Venice (1672–1675), Nuremberg, Hamburg (1674–1676), London (1676–1723), France (1684–1685) | ||
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