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John Gibson, a Common card
John Gibson was a Welsh neoclassical sculptor who studied in Rome under Canova.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 57
- Power
- 118
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,800
Power 118 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
John Gibson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Gibson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is famous for his ______ of Sir Robert Peel, William Huskisson and Queen Victoria.
Answer
statues. He is famous for his statues of Sir Robert Peel, William Huskisson and Queen Victoria. From the John Gibson article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Gibson was elected a Royal Academician in ____, and left the contents of his studio to the Royal Academy, where many of his marbles and casts are currently on display.
Answer
1830s. Gibson was elected a Royal Academician in 1836, and left the contents of his studio to the Royal Academy, where many of his marbles and casts are currently on display. From the John Gibson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
François-Joseph Fétis. François-Joseph Fétis 68 · Kazuya Yoshii 64 · John Gibson 61 · Norman Garstin 57 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He excelled chiefly in bas-relief, notably the two life-size works The Hours Leading the Horses of the Sun and Phaethon Driving the Chariot of the Sun, but was also proficient in monumental and portrait statuary.
- He is famous for his statues of Sir Robert Peel, William Huskisson and Queen Victoria.
- Gibson was elected a Royal Academician in 1836, and left the contents of his studio to the Royal Academy, where many of his marbles and casts are currently on display.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Gibson article was read about 4,800 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 57: each hit it takes is cut by 23 %.
How to get John Gibson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Gibson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Margaret Sarah Carpenter, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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