Thomas Gibson Oil Painting "Earl of Pembroke"

Item Details

Thomas Gibson (United Kingdom; 1680- 1751)
Earl of Pembroke, early 18th century
Oil painting on canvas
Signed to the lower left
Presented in a gilt gesso frame

Thomas Gibson was born in England in 1680 and was an established portrait painter by the age of thirty-one. Though little is known about his artistic training, Gibson was appointed founding director of Godfrey Kneller’s Academy due to his practice. He was well-known for his paintings and copies, which attracted prestigious sitters such as the archbishops John Potter and William Wake.

Condition

- minor wear to edges of frame; dust and accretions present to painting and frame; toning to painting; minor chipping to edges of frame; loss of paint to lower margin of painting due to frame abrasion; cracking along edges of frame.

Dimensions

- measures frame; visible image measures 15.5" W x 15.5" H.

Item #

18DCC796-345