Person    | Male  Born 18/9/1804  Died 15/9/1891

Sir John Steell

Categories: Sculpture

Countries: Scotland

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.

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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...

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Robert Burns

Quill pen in hand. Unveiled by Lord Rosebery. This statue is one of 3 copies ...

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