Monument to James Clerk Maxwell, FRS, FRSE (1831-1879)
Alexander Stoddart (b. 1959)
Unveiled 2008
Bronze on a granite pedestal, with bronze reliefs and plaque
George Street, Edinburgh
Alexander Stoddart, Sculptor in Ordinary in Scotland to the present queen, shows the Edinburgh-born scientist at the age of 48 – the age at which he died. He is holding a colour wheel, and has his perky little terrier Toby at his feet. [Click on the image to enlarge it.]
Photograph and text by Jacqueline Banerjee.