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GIBSON, JOHN [2]*#
- Born: 1790 Died: 1866
Welsh-born sculptor, for whom see Oxford DNB and Rupert Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 (revised edition, [1968]), 171-173. Gibson, who lived in Rome for most of his life, executed the monument to Sophia, née L'Estrange, first wife of Edward Joshua Cooper, of Markree Castle, Co. Sligo, in Ballysadare Church of Ireland church at Collooney, Co. Sligo.(1) According to Lewis the monument was 'executed at Florence'.(2)
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(1) Terence O'Rorke, History of
(2) Samuel Lewis, A Topographical dictionary of
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| Building: | CO. SLIGO, COLLOONEY, CHURCH OF ST PAUL (CI, BALLYSADARE PARISH) |
| Date: | ? |
| Nature: | Monument to Sophia, née L'Estrange (d. 1822), first wife of Edward Joshua Cooper, of Markree Castle, Co. Sligo. Sculpted in Florence. |
| Refs: |
Terence O'Rorke, History of |