Browse Artefacts (67 total)

This plaster bust presents a formal portrayal of Alexander Monro primus. He is depicted wearing a wig, in contemporary dress (in contrast to the classical garments of some of the other busts in the collection) and it is possible that his outer…

This plaster bust provides a naturalistic depiction of Monro in contemporary dress, possibly wearing his academic robe.

There is a strong possibility that this plaster bust is a copy of the marble bust of Monro secundus, held in the collection of…

This bust is made of plaster and is recorded as having been made by a sculptor called MacDonald; it is probable that this was the respected Scottish sculptor Lawrence MacDonald.

MacDonald often worked in a neoclassical style which is clearly…

It is not known who created this plaster bust of Aristotle, although it is possible that the college purchased the piece from Brucciani & Co. or a similar company in the second half of the nineteenth century.

Aristotle (384 - 322 BC.)

Aristotle…

It is not known who created this classical bust of Asklepios (Asclapius), although it is possible that it came from a supplier such as Brucciani & Co. This bust is similar to the bust of Asklepios found in the Sibbald Library. However, in contrast to…

It is not known who created this bust of Asklepios (Asclapius), although it is possible that they came from a supplier such as Brucciani & Co. However, it appears to be identical to the bust of Asklepios which is found above the main door into the…

It is not known who created this plaster bust of Rutherford. The artist depicts Rutherford in contemporary dress and he appears to be wearing his academic robe.

Daniel Rutherford (1749 - 1819)

Having studied under William Cullen and Joseph…

According to the council minutes in November 1887 Dr Wyllie had ‘asked the Council to take some steps procuring a bust of the late Dr. Haldane’, and therefore the treasurer was instructed to ‘ascertain informally the cost of one understood to…

This plaster bust depicts Turner draped in robes in a classicised style; the piece is also arguably idealising in its portrayal of Turner. The bust appears to be a plaster copy of a bust of Turner, made by Timothy Butler in 1837 and paid for by…

It is not known who created this plaster bust of Galen which represents the smallest bust in the College's collection. It is less than half the size of a standard portrait bust and is executed in a classical style.

Galen also appears in a roundel…