John Rhind (sculptor)
John Rhind ARSA (1828–1892) was a Scottish sculptor, based in Edinburgh. He was born in Banff the son of a master mason. He was trained under Alexander Handyside Ritchie[1] (1804–1870). He served this apprenticeship in a yard at 4 East Broughton Place.[2]
He was master of the masonic lodge on Hill Street in Edinburgh from 1864 to 1868.[3]
He lived his final years at "St Helens" on Cambridge Street, just south of Edinburgh Castle.[4]
He died on 5 April 1892 a few days after being elected an Associate of the RSA, and is buried in Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh, with a monument by his son John Massey Rhind. The grave lies just off the main southern path, near its centre, facing east on a north-south path.
He was the father of the sculptors William Birnie Rhind and J. Massey Rhind, and of the architect Sir Thomas Duncan Rhind.
Works
- Portrait heads (Victoria, Albert, James Watt, Charles Darwin, Michelangelo, and Sir Isaac Newton), National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh (1859)
- Carving on West Bow Well, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, (1861).
- Sculpture of a head over Paisley Close on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, (1862). The inscription "Heave Awa' Chaps I'm No Dead Yet" bears reference to the words which the 14-year-old boy (Joseph McIver) depicted cried out from the rubble from a collapsed tenement on the site.
- Leith Corn Exchange frieze, Constitution Street, Leith (1863)
- Sculpture of Greek goddess Nike atop the Bank of Scotland, Bank Street, Edinburgh (1864–70)
- Sculpture at Fettes College, Edinburgh (1864–70)
- Cornice carving on 128 Princes Street, Edinburgh (1866).
- The Catherine Sinclair Monument to the north-east of Charlotte Square, Edinburgh (1866–68). This is of the Eleanor Cross style.
- Celtic cross and bronze portrait to Alexander Smith, Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh (1868) with Bronze medallion portrait by William Brodie.
- The unicorn figure on the head of the Mercat Cross on the Royal Mile, east of St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh (1869)
- Carvings at Fettes College, Edinburgh (1870)
- Purnell Family Monument, Sighthill Cemetery, Glasgow (c. 1872)
- Monument to John Buchanan, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh (1872)
- Carving within the Bank of Scotland at 62–66 George St. Edinburgh (now "The Standing Order" public house) (1874–76).
- Biggar Memorial Fountain, Banff (1878)
- Huge monument to James Nasmyth and his family, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh (1880)
- Font in Priestfield Church, Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh (1881).
- Several of the statue figures decorating the Scott Monument, Edinburgh (1882).
- Monument to Louisa Bingham, Countess of Wemyss in Aberlady Parish Church (1882). The recumbent effigy is described in "The Buildings of Lothian" as "chilling but pathetic nobility".
- Statue of Sir William Dick founder of the Dick Vet College in Edinburgh, within the college at Summerhall, Edinburgh (1883).
- Tableau group of animals (horses, cow etc) above entrance of New Veterinary College on Leith Walk in Edinburgh (1883)[5]
- Pulpit and font at octagonal crossing St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh (1883)
- Sculpture around the main west door of St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh (1884)
- Eight Allegorical Female Figures (1883–88), Glasgow City Chambers
- Four allegorical figures (May, Flora, Aurora and Venus) on the fireplace of the Great Hall, Edinburgh Castle.
- Statue of Sir William Chambers, Chambers Street, Edinburgh (1888–91), assisted by William Shirreffs
- Bronze medallion tablet memorial to William Hay (died 1888), St. Giles Cathedral Edinburgh (1890)
- Sculpture at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Queen Street, Edinburgh (1891)
- Portrait bust of Henry Snell Gamley (sculptor) (exhibited in RGIFA, 1892)
- Agriculture and shipbuilding reliefs, New County Hall, Paisley (c. 1892)
Gallery
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Leith Corn Exchange frieze: sowing and harvesting
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Leith Corn Exchange frieze: reaping and threshing
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Leith Corn Exchange frieze: celebrating the harvest and shearing sheep
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Leith Corn Exchange frieze: counting woolpacks and carrying imports
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Leith Corn Exchange frieze: importing cereals
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Rhind's statue of Wm Chambers on Chambers St Edinburgh
References
- ^ Nisbet, Gary; Gardner, Tim. "John Rhind (1828–92)". Glasgow – City of Sculpture. glasgowsculpture.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1845
- ^ List of Masters of the Lodge, Hill Street Masonic Lodge
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1891
- ^ The Veterinary Record (magazine) 27 September 2003
External links
Media related to John Rhind (sculptor) at Wikimedia Commons 18 artworks by or after John Rhind at the Art UK site