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The College possesses three plaster busts of Hippocrates, two of which are identical, having probably been cast from the same original bust. The first of these identical busts is displayed in the Great Hall, whilst the second is located in the…

The Council minutes of 13 December 1859 record that the members had discussed purchasing a bust of Alison for the College. A sub-committee was consequently established, comprising the President and three other members, who were to inspect ‘an…

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…

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’…

The bust depicting Sir Andrew Douglas MacLagan can be found outside the Sibbald Library. There are detailed records detailing how the College came into possession of this bust in 1914. In a letter to the RCPE Dr Robert Craig MacLagan wrote that:

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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…

This classicised marble bust of an unnamed lady represents one of the most beautiful and detailed pieces in the College’s collection. The bust displays the sculptor John Hutchison’s particular attention to detail, for instance in his depiction of…

It is not known who sculpted this neoclassical-style plaster bust. However, the College Minutes of 3 May 1868 record that a letter had been received from Mrs Sandeman of Glasgow, one of Poole’s daughters stating that:

Some years ago there was a…

This plaster bust, after the original by William Behnes, depicts Bright draped in robes in a neoclassical style. The original was made in marble circa 1858 and is currently held in the Royal College of Physicians, London.

Richard Bright (1789 -…

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…