Mr. Roscoe did not merely encourage the youthful sculptor; he set himalso on the right road for ultimate success. He urged Gibson tostudy anatomy, without which no sculpture worthy of the name ispossible. Gibson gladly complied, for he knew that Michael Angelohad been a great anatomist, and Michael was just at that moment thebudding sculptor's idol and ideal. But how could he learn? Acertain Dr. Vose was then giving lectures on anatomy to youthfulsurgeons at Liverpool, and on Roscoe's recommendation he kindlyadmitted the eager student gratis to his dissecting-room. Gibsondissected there with a will in all his spare moments, and as he puthis mind into the work he soon became well versed in theconstruction of the human body.