William Wallace
Artist
William Grant Stevenson
(Ratho, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1849 - 1919)
Subject
William Wallace
(Renfrewshire, Scotland, 1270 - 1305)
Object NameSculpture
MediumSculpture, bronze; plinth, granite
ClassificationsSculptures
DimensionsHeight, 488cm; height including plinth, 701.5cm
AcquisitionOwned by Aberdeen City Council under the curatorial care of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
CopyrightOut of copyright
LocationOn Display - Rosemount Viaduct
Object numberABDCC001067
About MeA standing figure of William Wallace. In chain mail and surcoat with a large two handed sword held in his right hand pointing diagonally towards the ground. He gestures with his left hand. Supposedly talking to the English ambassadors on the eve of the battle of Stirling Bridge (this was stipulated in Mr John Steill's will.) William Wallace is shown with flowing wind blown hair. The plinth is a substantial rough hewn asymetric block, made of squared pink granite stones as if Wallace is standing on ramparts.
James Pittendrigh Macgillivray
