About this artwork
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artist:Sir John Steell (1804 - 1891) Scottish
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title:Thomas Thomson, 1768 - 1852. Lawyer and legal antiquary
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Plaster
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measurements:55.50 cm (height)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1888
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accession number:PG 224
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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...
