John Hutchison | |
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![]() John Hutchison by G.P. Chalmers | |
Born | |
Died | 23 May 1910 Edinburgh, United Kingdom | (aged 77)
Resting place | Grange Cemetery |
Nationality | Scottish |
Alma mater | Apprenticed to James Christie Trustees Academy Edinburgh School of Applied Art |
Known for | Bronze statuary and busts |
Notable work | Bust of Sir Walter Scott, Westminster Abbey Statue of Adam Black, Princes Street Gardens |
Spouse | Margaret Ballantine (1839–1875) |
John Hutchison (1 June 1832 – 23 May 1910) was a Scottish sculptor based in Edinburgh. He was the son of an unnamed builder, and his artistic life began as a thirteen-year-old woodcarving apprentice. He attended art school in the evenings, then later became a student at the Trustees Academy. and attracted the patronage of its owner, Patrick Allan Fraser, who gave him commissions to fund his study in Rome. Although after Rome he continued to enjoy ancient Roman sculptural themes, he remained in Edinburgh for the rest of his life, working in wood, clay and marble, and concentrating on portraiture of Scottish people, and images of Scottish myth and history. He created the bust of Sir Walter Scott in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. He was a successful artist who received commissions from Queen Victoria.