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James Gibbs. Line engraving by A. Bannerman, 1762, after J. McArdell after W. Hogarth.

A woman personifying architecture, with St Paul's cathedral, London in the background, presides over five portraits of British builders of church buildings in ovals. Engraving by T. Holloway, 1801, after R. Smirke.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: elevations and a plan of the courtyard, with armorial emblems of the hospital and of the dedicatee. Engraving after B. Cole.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: a corner of the Gibbs courtyard with many trees and the fountain in the centre. Etching by Lillian C. Smythe.

King's College, Cambridge: the river façade of the Gibbs building. Engraving.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the courtyard with eight people. Engraving by R. Sands after J. P. Neale, 1815.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: bird's-eye view of the 1730 courtyard buildings. Engraving by W. H. Toms after R. West after J. Gibbs.

King's College, Cambridge: the Gibbs building from the Backs. Line engraving.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: bird's-eye view of the Henry VIII Gate and courtyard. Engraving by B. Cole, 1720.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the courtyard, with several people. Coloured engraving, 1752.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the south-west corner of the Gibbs courtyard, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral seen behind. Wood engraving.

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Gibbs, James, 1682-1754

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King's College, Cambridge: the Gibbs building from the Backs. Line engraving.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: bird's-eye view of the 1730 courtyard buildings. Engraving by W. H. Toms after R. West after J. Gibbs.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: bird's-eye view of the Henry VIII Gate and courtyard. Engraving by B. Cole, 1720.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the courtyard, with several people. Coloured engraving, 1752.

St Bartholomew's Hospital, London: the south-west corner of the Gibbs courtyard, with the dome of St Paul's Cathedral seen behind. Wood engraving.