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Edinburgh, West Princes Street Gardens, The Genius Of Architecture Crowning The Theory And Practice Of Art
Statue (19th Century)
Site Name Edinburgh, West Princes Street Gardens, The Genius Of Architecture Crowning The Theory And Practice Of Art
Classification Statue (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) The Genius Of Architecture Rewarding The Science And Practice Of The Art
Canmore ID 117449
Site Number NT27SE 1358
NGR NT 25269 73756
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/117449
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
NT27SE 1358 25269 73756
ARCHITECT: William Brodie, c1862.
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (4 October 2000)
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)
