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‘My colossus, my overgrown child’: Anne Seymour Damer’s statue of George III in Edinburgh
01/2010 | 1282 | 152
Pages: 18-28
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McLintock, John (McLintock, John)
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24. Anne Seymour Damer, by William Greatbach, after Richard Cosway. Published 1857. Stipple engraving, 23 by 14 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, London).
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25. George III, by Anne Seymour Damer. 1790–94. Carrara marble and gilt metal, 270 by 119 by 88 cm. (General Register House, Edinburgh; photograph by M. Brooks).
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26. Fig.25 viewed from behind.
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27. Sketch for south elevation of Register House, Edinburgh, by Robert Adam. Undated (1769 or after). Graphite, 28.5 by 43.8 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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28. Elevation of the South Front of a Building for the Register Office in Scotland, by Robert Adam. 1772. Pen, ink and watercolour, 47.5 by 62.2 cm. (National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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29. Section through the centre line of the Register Office from South to North at Edinburgh, by Robert Adam. Undated. Pen, ink and wash, 49.3 by 59.8 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London).
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30. Detail of design for rotunda of General Register House, with sketch by Robert Adam of a crowned statue on pedestal. Undated (c.1776). Pen, ink and graphite, 49.8 by 60.4 cm. (National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh).
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31. Detail of Fig.25, showing crown and sceptre by Benjamin Vulliamy. 1794. Gilt metal, crown 32 by 35 by 36 cm. (General Register House, Edinburgh).
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32. Detail of Fig.25, showing inscription in ancient Greek. (General Register House, Edinburgh).
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33. Sketch of statue of George I from the old Royal Exchange, London, by John Carter. c.1790. Pencil. (Reproduced courtesy of the Mercers’ Company, London).
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34. Bust of Athena. Roman copy of a Greek original of 4th century BC. Marble, with bronze helmet and drapery added by Carlo Albacini, 81.5 cm. high. (British Museum, London).