Field Visit
Date 4 October 2000
Event ID 612538
Category Recording
Type Field Visit
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/612538
A lady placing a laurel wreath on the heads of two boys in kilts and jackets, standing on a hexagonal pedestal. The lady is crowned, the boy to her left is standing holding an open scroll on which a design is visible. The boy on the right is kneeling and joining blocks of stone together with a trowel.
An alternative title for this sculpture group is 'The Genius of Architecture rewarding the Science and Practice of the Art'.
Inscriptions : On the back of the sculpture group (carved by sculptors J.S. & A. Rhind in 1936):
WILLIAM BRODIE R.S.A.
SCULPTOR
1815 - 1881
Signatures : None
Design period : 1862
Year of unveiling : 1891
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0176)
