Robert Forrest (sculptor)
Robert Forrest | |
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| Born | 27 November 1790 |
| Died | 29 December 1852 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Melville Monument
in St Andrew Square, Edinburgh. The column is topped by Robert Forrest's statue of Viscount MelvilleRobert Forrest (27 November 1790 – 29 December 1852) was a Scottish monumental sculptor, receiving many important commissions in the early 19th century.
He was self-taught, beginning his working life as a mason in a stone quarry in
Falstaff" and "Rob Roy
".
On
St Paul, together with Robert Burns, "Robert the Bruce and the Monk". This was under the auspices of the Royal Contributors to the National Monument. The exhibition of these works was apparently a popular attraction in Edinburgh for 20 years, totalling thirty of his works by the time of his death.[1]
In his home area of Lanark he was commissioned to create a statue of William Wallace.
Around 1825 he took on John Greenshields as an assistant sculptor.[2]
Other principal works
- Statue of Francis Chantrey.[3] The column itself is by the architect William Burn.
- "James V of Scotland at Cramond Brig" (1836) in Clermiston in Edinburgh.
- John Knox standing on a huge column (1825) in the centre of Glasgow Necropolis.
- The Duke of Wellington (1851) sited in Falkirk.
- Monument to Robert Ferguson of Raith in Haddington (1843)
References
- ^ Mitchell, Ann (1993): The People of Calton Hill, pp 13-14
- ^ rc. "CPHS Website".
- ^ Buildings of Scotland: Edinburgh by Colin McWilliam
- Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Rupert Gunnis
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