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Title
Monument to Viscount Melville
Date
1851–1857
Medium
bronze & sandstone
Measurements
H 320 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 340 x W 193 x D 193 cm
Accession number
EH3_GB_S002
Work type
Statue
Owner
City of Edinburgh Council
Custodian
City of Edinburgh Council
Work status
extant
Listing status
A (Scotland)
Unveiling date
29th October 1857
Listing date
14/12/70
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
JN. STEELL. R.S.A. / SCULP
Inscription description
ROBERT / VISCOUNT MELVILLE / BORN 14TH. MARCH 1771 / DIED 10TH. JUNE 1851 / TO COMMEMORATE / THE REGARD AND ESTEEM / OF / HIS FRIENDS AND FELLOW COUNTRYMEN