John Gibson RA, Study for 'Justice'.
Pen and ink over pencil on wove paper. 226 mm x 105 mm. © Photo: Royal Academy of Arts, London.
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Study for 'Justice'
John Gibson RA (1790 - 1866)
RA Collection: Art
An outline drawing of a standing female figure, viewed from the front holding a sword and a pair of scales (folded up) in front of her body. Gibson's statue of Queen Victoria was flanked by two female figures, one personifying Justice and the other personifying Clemency (1863; Palace of Westminster). This drawing and 05/688 are both for the figure of Justice who, in the finished work, carries a sword in one hand and a scales in the other. Also, here the figure has a shawl draped around her legs and waist over a robe but in the sculpted work she wears a simple robe with no shawl.
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226 mm x 105 mm
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