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This is one of two plaster reliefs of cherubs found in the Great Hall, both of which depict a cherub with a lighted torch. However, the reliefs differ somewhat, particularly in the positioning of the cherub; whilst in this piece the cherub looks…

This stone statue of Hippocrates can be seen on the main façade of the College alongside the statues of Asklepios and Hygeia.

These three statues were sculpted in a classicised style by Alexander Ritchie. In this particular statue the slight…

This plaster bust offers a classicised portrait of John Hunter. It also appears to be a copy of the bust of Hunter by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey which is held in the collections of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Sheffield–born Chantrey…

This plaster bust of Tuke wearing contemporary dress was sculpted by John Hutchison.

The council minutes from 28 October 1913 record that ‘The Treasurer was directed to accept the offer’ of both Tuke’s bust and ‘an engraving of Darwin’…

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…

This unornamented bust of Dr Thomson is made of plaster and was gifted to the College by Dr Burt in 1863. This bust is possibly a copy of the portrait bust of Thomson made by the sculptor Richard Westmacott the Younger (1799-1872). However, the…

It is probable that this bust is one of the casts produced by Brucciani & Co.. of London and purchased by the College in the second half of the nineteenth century.

D. Brucciani & Co.

Domenicho (Domenico) Brucciani (1815 -1880) was born in…

This marble bust was made by William Brodie (1815 -1881) and purchased by the College in 1871. As can be seen in this bust, Brodie worked in the liberally classicising tradition established by Sir Francis Chantrey. However, whilst this work is…

This bust is the work of Mark McCue and was presented to the college by the Al Hammadi Hospital, Riyadh, on 10 January 1997. This bust can be seen at the centre of the College’s Sir Robert Sibbald Physic Garden.

This work represents one of 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…