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William Gibson|1664|1702| William Gibson (born 1664 died 1702), miniature-painter, was nephew of Richard Gibson, the dwarf, from whom he received instruction. He was also a pupil of Sir Peter Lely, and was very successful in his copies of Lely's works. He attained great eminence as a miniature-painter, and was largely employed by the nobility. At the sale of Lely's collection of prints and drawings by the old masters, Gibson bought a great number, and added considerably to them by subsequent purchases. He lived in the parish of St. Giles-in-the-Fields, and died of a lethargy in 1702, aged 58. He was buried at Richmond in Surrey.

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