Henry Booth, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Lime Street Station, Liverpool, to John Gibson

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

Showing item 29 of 391 in this group

Reference code

GI/1/28

Title

Henry Booth, Liverpool and Manchester Railway, Lime Street Station, Liverpool, to John Gibson

Date

11 Oct 1844

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Historical Background

Gibson's statue of Stephenson: marble c. 1851. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1852 prior to its installation in St George's Hall, Liverpool.

Content Description

Thanking Gibson for his letter confirming his acceptance of the commission to produce a statue of [George] Stephenson. Gibson had declined to submit any sketches, and so the committee placed themselves entirely in his hands.