Reference code
GI/1/210
Title
Seymour Kirkup, Florence, 2 Ponte Vecchio, to [John] Gibson
Date
19 Feb 1865
Level
Item
Extent & medium
1 piece
Content Description
The writer informs Gibson that he had heard him greatly abused for colouring statues in the manner of the ancient Greeks. He compares Gibson to Galileo in terms of innovation, and describes a coloured statuette he made himself at Sévres. The writer advises Gibson to go experimenting in a small way.