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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 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…

This bronze bust was made by Elsie McPhie circa 1980. The piece is sculpted from bronze and is mounted on a marble base. Richmond is depicted from the neck up, in contrast to the majority of busts in the collection which usually contain a section of…

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 classicised marble bust was created by George MacCallum. The College's council minutes of 11 March 1868 indicate that this bust attracted their attention when it was ‘exhibited in the Royal Academy’. The council suggested that the College…

According to the College Minutes of November 1844 ‘Dr. Christison stated that being aware of the feelings of his professional Bretheren he had communicated with the relatives [of John Abercrombie], and with their permission had instructed Mr.…

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 of James Warburton Begbie (1826 – 1876) was given to the College by Sir W. H. Gibson Carmichael, Bart. in 1878, around two years after Begbie’s death.

The marble bust is the work of the highly regarded Scottish sculptor Sir John…

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…

There are two plaster busts of Dr James Gregory on display in the Great Hall, both of which depict him in a classicised style.

The College received the first of these busts in 1823 and the council minutes of 30 January record that ‘Mr. Fraser…