Sir John Steell
John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell, 1779 - 1861. Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor
About this artwork
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artist:Sir John Steell (1804 - 1891) Scottish
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title:John Campbell, 1st Baron Campbell, 1779 - 1861. Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor
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date created:1843
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materials:Marble
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measurements:75.70 cm (height)
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object type:
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credit line:Given by Alice, Lady Stratheden and Campbell, and Lord Stratheden and Campbell 1921
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accession number:PG 912
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Sir John Steell
Sir John Steell
Sir John Steell was born in Aberdeen, and went on to become one of Scotland’s most significant nineteenth-century sculptors. In the 1840s he established a foundry in Edinburgh, and was awarded numerous commissions for statues and monuments in the city. From 1840-46 he carved the centerpiece...