Lot 334
JOHN HUTCHISON, R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1833-1910)
MARBLE BUST OF ADAM BLACK (1784-1874)
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 2 May 2018 at 11:00 BST
£625
Description
chest length, on a square socle identified on the front, with dedication inscription verso 'PRESENTED BY J.T.G.C./ TO THE/ PHILOSOPHICAL INSTITUTION'; signed and dated 1866
Dimensions
70cm high
Footnote
Note: Adam Black (1784-1874) was an Edinburgh-born politician and publisher. His company, A. & C. Black, famously published the 7th, 8th and 9th versions of the Encyclopædia Britannica. As an important figure in the Scottish capital, Black was twice Lord Provost of Edinburgh and represented the city at Parliament as a Liberal politician between 1856 and 1865. It is thought he lived at 30 Broughton Place, a townhouse next door to Lyon & Turnbull's current premises in Edinburgh at no. 33.