Born John Robert Steell, Aberdeen. Queen Victoria's official sculptor in Scotland, his work includes the Walter Scott statue at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh and Robert Burns in Albert Square, Dundee. There are works by him in Central Park, New York. Died Edinburgh and is buried in the Old Calton Cemetery.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir John Steell
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James Wilson - gone
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, s...
Robert Burns
Quill pen in hand. Unveiled by Lord Rosebery. This statue is one of 3 copies ...
Other Subjects
Mary Grant
Despite her Wikipedia page stating (in 2022) that she was born in 1831, she was actually born on 16 March 1830 in Edinburgh, Scotland, a daughter of John Grant (1798-1873) and Lucy Grant née Bruce ...
Jim Mathieson
Sculptor. Born Calcutta India. 1947 his family moved to Scotland. Mathieson is on the left of the photo.
Tanya Russell
Sculptor. Apprenticed for 7 years with her parents, sculptors Lorne McKean FRBS and Edwin Russell FRBS. Other works in London: Minerva at Minerva plc HQ, Wigmore Street (2005);The Hands of Justice ...
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