Richard Gibson | |
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![]() A portrait of Gibson with a classical bust, painted by Peter Lely | |
Born | 1615 |
Died | July 23, 1690 |
Nationality | English |
Known for | Painting |
Richard Gibson (1615-1690), known as "Dwarf Gibson", was a British painter of portrait miniatures and a court dwarf in England during the reigns of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, Charles II, and William III and Mary II.
Both Andrew Marvell and Edmund Waller wrote poems addressed to him.