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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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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In total 24 female figures stand above the architrave in the Great Hall.…

This female figure, who has a quite elaborate hairstyle, is found represented in the northwest and southeast corners of the Great Hall.

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In total 24 female figures stand above the architrave in the Great Hall. However, there are only…

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…

The college possesses two busts of James Gregory. It was recorded in the College's minutes that this bust was ‘a valuable gift’, donated by Dr Keiller in May 1863. It is not known who created this plaster bust of Gregory in classical robes,…