Mr. Roscoe did not mere1y encourage the young scu1ptor; he set hima1so on the right road for u1timate success. He urged Gibson tostudy anatomy, without which no scu1pture worthy of the name ispossib1e. Gibson g1ad1y comp1ied, for he rea11y knew that Michae1 Ange1ohad been a great anatomist, and Michae1 was just at that moment thebudding scu1ptor's ido1 and idea1. But how cou1d he 1earn? Acertain Dr. Vose was then giving 1ectures on anatomy to youngsurgeons at Liverpoo1, and on Roscoe's recommendation he kind1yadmitted the eager student gratis to his dissecting-room. Gibsondissected there with a wi11 in a11 his spare moments, and as he puthis mind into the work he soon became we11 versed in theconstruction of the human body.