Sir John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, 1875 - 1940. Author and Governor General of Canada
About this artwork
A prolific writer who also led a distinguished career in public life, becoming the thirty-fifth Governor General of Canada, John Buchan produced more than thirty-seven works of fiction and over 100 non-fiction publications. He is best known for “ripping yarns” featuring the hero Richard Hannay, in particular the fast-paced spy adventure ‘The Thirty-Nine Steps’ (1915), one of the most popular novels of its time and the template for countless man-on-the-run thrillers. This elegant bust was modelled in 1935 and cast in 1940.
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artist:Thomas John Clapperton (1879 - 1962) Scottish
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title:Sir John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, 1875 - 1940. Author and Governor General of Canada
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date created:Modelled 1935; cast 1940
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materials:Bronze
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measurements:35.00 cm (height)
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credit line:Purchased 1940
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accession number:PG 1400
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
Thomas John Clapperton
Thomas John Clapperton
Born in Galashiels, Clapperton began his studies in 1896 at Galashiels Mechanics Institute where he won a scholarship to study at Glasgow School of Art. He then attended the City and Guilds Institute in London, followed by the Royal Academy Schools from 1904-5, where he studied under the renowned...
