In which country was Grinling Gibbons born?
Grinling Gibbons Grinling Gibbons Grinling Gibbons (4 April 1648 – 3 August 1721) was a Dutch-English sculptor and wood carver known for his work in England, including Windsor Castle and Hampton Court Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral and other London churches, Petworth House and other country houses, Trinity College Oxford and Trinity College Cambridge. Gibbons was born and educated in Holland of English parents, his father being a merchant. He was a member of the Drapers' Company of London. He is widely regarded as the finest wood carver working in England, and the only one whose name is widely known among the general
Grinling Gibbons work very often includes carvings of peapods. A myth states that he would include a closed pod in his work, only carving it open once he had been paid. If the pea pod was left shut it supposedly showed that he had not been paid for the work. In Popular Culture In the first episode of the British television comedy "Doctor in the House", it is mentioned by one of the professors to the students that the interior decorations for St. Swithins were done by Grinling Gibbons. Grinling Gibbons Grinling Gibbons (4 April 1648 – 3 August 1721) was a