Portrait of James Gibbs (1682-1754) Finish:Rolled possibly at Coniston

possibly at Coniston

A merry fiddler

With the royal procession in boats on the River Thames and a hot air balloon in the sky

The industrious apprentice works busily while the idle apprentice has fallen asleep

Gregory Bateman's Villa

Portrait of James Gibbs (1682-1754) Finish:Rolled possibly at ConistonOval half length portrait of Gibbs with an open coat and open shirt collar, his right hand held loosely before his midriff. Behind, an architectural background. Inscribed: 'A Bannerman sculp. JAMES GIBBS. ' In pencil lower left '1729' and lower right '1 '. James Gibbs was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1729. Original: engraving. 1762