A large image of the Wren Library at Cambridge is reflected in a mirror in a frame carved by Grinling Gibbons.

At Compton Verney Grinling Gibbons’s famous carved cravat, from the Victoria & Albert Museum, is seen against the backdrop of an enlarged engraving of the choir of St.Paul’s Cathedral.

The main section of the exhibition at Compton Verney, dominated by Grinling Gibbons’s carved horse from the Tower of London.

An 11.5 metre long timeline designed to illustrate the life of Grinling Gibbons, above the line, and, below the line, national events (1/2)

An 11.5 metre long timeline designed to illustrate the life of Grinling Gibbons, above the line, and, below the line, national events (2/2)

Carved details including a cherub from the choir of St.Paul’s Cathedral.

The central section of the exhibition at Bonhams.

The last room of the exhibition, at Compton Verney, with the work of contemporary carvers, inspired by Grinling Gibbons.

Detail of Grinling Gibbons’ carved font cover from All Hallows by the Tower.