Born John Robert Steell, Aberdeen. Queen Victoria's official sculptor in Scotland, his work includes the Walter Scott statue at the Scott Monument in Edinburgh and Robert Burns in Albert Square, Dundee. There are works by him in Central Park, New York. Died Edinburgh and is buried in the Old Calton Cemetery.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Sir John Steell
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James Wilson - gone
Marble and said to be 12-foot high but that must be including the pedestal, s...
Robert Burns
Quill pen in hand. Unveiled by Lord Rosebery. This statue is one of 3 copies ...
Other Subjects
4 memorials
Oscar Nemon
Born in what is now Croatia. Worked in Vienna and Brussels and settled in Britain in 1938. Specialised in Winston Churchill. Our picture shows Nemon with a self-portrait: now that sculpture we woul...
4 memorials
Charles Auguste Lebourg
Charles-Auguste Lebourg was a French sculptor, best known for the sculptural design of the Wallace fountains, which are found in virtually every quarter of Paris and in various cities throughout th...
1 memorial
Samuel Joseph
It seems he was a member of the Phrenological Society which makes some sense for a portrait sculptor.
2 memorials
Baron Carlo Marochetti
Born Turin. Lived in France most of his life but escaped to London in 1848. Became Victoria and Albert's favourite sculptor. Buried in France. His 1864 statue of Sir Mark Cubbon, created in London...
6 memorials
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