Sculptor. Born Denmark. Came to England in about 1655 and arrived in London by 1660. Also carved the amazing statues of Melancholy and Raving Madness that used to adorn the entrance gates of Bethlem (Bedlam) Hospital (when it was at Moorfields) and can now be seen in a small museum in Kent at the Bethlem Royal Hospital. Father of writer Colley Cibber. Died London, buried in the Danish church, Wellclose Square, which he had designed, but that was demolished in 1870.
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Charles II statue - Soho Square
Erected in the King's lifetime - see Fenner Brockway for our list of other su...
The Monument - west and north
The bas relief by Cibber is worthy of close examination. It shows a woman on...
Other Subjects
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John Nost the Elder / John van Nost
Born Mechelen, now in Belgium. Moved to England in late 17th century. His nephew, John Nost the Younger, carried on the business, and indeed we are not certain which one created the Geffrye statue....
3 memorials
Patricia Finch
Other work in London includes "Seated Girl", 1990 in Golders Hill Park.
1 memorial
Charles Whiffen
Sculptor. Our colleague Andrew Behan has kindly researched this man: Charles Edward Whiffen was born in 1867 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the son of Edward Whiffen and Jane Whiffen née Adams. Hi...
1 memorial
1 memorial
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