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 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 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 female statue is one of two Lazzaroni pieces, commissioned by Thomas Hamilton, found in the vestibule. Similarly to her counterpart, who stands opposite her on the western side of the vestibule, she is depicted in a classical style and made from…
This neoclassical plaster statue, commissioned by Thomas Hamilton, came from the Edinburgh workshop of Anthony Lazzaroni. The statue stands to the west side of the vestibule opposite another of Lazzaroni's female figures.
This figure is found in the northeast and southwest corners of the Great Hall, her left hand reaches under her robe whilst her right is placed on her head.
Overview
In total 24 female figures stand above the architrave in the Great Hall.…
This fully draped figure appears to be holding a scroll in her right hand. This may be a reference to Clio, the muse of history, who is traditionally depicted with a set of tablets or a scroll, although it is usually open. In any case, the presence…