John Flaxman

Pedestal and bas-relief, Robert Burns (detail)

John Flaxman

c.1828 (commissioned in 1824)

White marble

Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Edinburgh

Other Views

  • Entire statue (1)
  • Entire statue (2)
  • Detail (ploughshare, tam-o'shanter and thistle)
  • Detail
  • This bas-relief on the pedestal depicts the Muse crowning the seated Burns.

    Photograph, caption, and commentary by Jacqueline Banerjee

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