Browse Artefacts (67 total)

This piece is a reduced-size plaster replica of Canova’s second version of his ideal marble group Cupid and Psyche which was commissioned by Prince Nikolai Borisovich Yusupov in 1796 and can now be seen in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. This…

This plaster portrait bust was made in 1847 by Peter Slater. This bust offers a simple depiction of Davidson whose garments are not featured in the portrayal. This contrasts with the majority of other busts in the College’s collection where the…

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 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…

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 marble bust, which was presented as a gift to the College by Dr George Bell in 1868, provides a classicised portrayal of Hamilton, who is depicted draped in classical-style robes.

The bust is by Samuel Joseph, and according to a letter sent…

This earthenware statuette was, according to the inscription seen on the side, ‘Manufactured by the Torquay Terra Cotta Co.’. The Torquay Terracotta Company was founded in 1875 to produce high quality decorative pottery, including moulded figures…

This bronze bust is a copy of an original which was cast in 1998 for the officers of the Territorial Army Services. The work offers a contemporary, realist depiction of Queen Elizabeth with close attention paid to execution of the fine details. It…

This stone statue of Hygeia can be seen on the main façade of the College, in the centre of the portico, flanked by the statues of Hippocrates and Asklepios.

These three statues were sculpted in a classicised style by Alexander Ritchie. Hygeia is…

This bust is the work of the highly regarded Scottish sculptor Sir John Steell (1804-1891). The bust depicts MacLagan, draped in robes, in a neoclassical style. This contrasts with Steell's bust of Begbie, which is also found in the College's…