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Title
William Henry Playfair (1790–1857)
Date
2016
Medium
bronze & red Lazonby sandstone
Measurements
H 330 x W (?) x D (?) cm;
Plinth: H 420 x W 290 x D 290 cm
Accession number
EH1_GB_S002
Acquisition method
commissioned by donations
Work type
Statue
Custodian
City of Edinburgh Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
1st September 2016
Access
at all times
Signature/marks description
bottom left of Hypnos panel: STODDART PAISLEY 2016; on underside of neck of John Playfair medallion: A STODDART / PAISLEY 16; on underside of neck of William Playfair medallion: A STODDART PAISLEY 16
Inscription description
incised on front face of pedestal: PLAYFAIR; plaque on rear of pedestal: THIS STATUE OF THE ARCHITECT / WILLIAM HENRY PLAYFAIR / 1790-1857 / WAS ERECTED BY / JAMES AND AMANDA GARDEN . KENNETH AND JULIA GREIG / BRUCE AND CAROLINE MINTO . WALTER AND NORMA NIMMO / MALCOLM OFFORD . DAVID AND JUDY SHAW / DAVID AND TERRI WARNOCK / NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF SCOTLAND / THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH / THE EDINBURGH SCHOOL OF SURGERY / MAIN DONORS / 2016 / ALEXANDER STODDART, SCULPTOR, PAISLEY / BLACK ISLE BRONZE, FOUNDERS, NAIRN; incised above signature on John Playfair medallion: JOHN PLAYFAIR; incised above signature on William Playfair medallion: WM. PLAYFAIR