A Sculpture by Sir John Steell, Charlotte Square

Category

Library Item

Item no

18147

Title

A memorial sculpture by Sir John Steell, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh

Description

A statue of a man on a horse sits on top of a large rectangular plinth. The horse is posed at rest with its head lowered. There are friezes on each side of the plinth and at each corner of the stone base of the monument there are statues of men, women and children. The base of the monument is fenced by decorative railings.

Artist / maker

Smith, John

Date

1927

Size

11.4 x 7 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This is a photograph from the book 'Origin, nomenclature and location of various houses and streets in Edinburgh'. Charlotte Square is situated close to the West End of Princes Street in Edinburgh. It was named on James Craig's original New Town plan as St. George's Square, but changed in 1786 to Charlotte Square after Queen Charlotte, wife of George III.

Sir John Robert Steell RSA was a Scottish sculptor. He is best known for a number of sculptures displayed in Edinburgh, including the statue of Sir Walter Scott at the base of the Scott Monument.

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Architecture > Monuments > Memorial monuments

Architecture > Monuments > Statues

Landscape > Landscape architectural facilities > Gardens

Places > Edinburgh areas > New Town

Places > Scotland > Edinburgh

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A sculpture by Sir John Steell, Charlotte Square