About this artwork
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artist:William Brodie (1815 - 1881) Scottish
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title:Thomas Carlyle, 1795 - 1881. Historian and essayist
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date created:Dated 1879
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materials:Plaster (bronzed)
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measurements:65.20 cm (height)
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object type:
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credit line:Given by W.G. Patterson 1887
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accession number:PG 202
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William Brodie
William Brodie
William Brodie was the eldest son of a shipmaster and merchant seaman. He became a plumber but also took evening classes at the Mechanics’ Institute in Aberdeen which offered adult education for manual workers in art and science subjects. Brodie began experimenting with modelling small portraits in...
