John Rhind (sculptor)

For other people named Rhind, see Rhind.

Medallion head of John Rhind and his wife on his grave in Warriston Cemetery Edinburgh
Golden statue of Fame on top of the main dome, Bank of Scotland Head Office, Edinburgh, by John Rhind
John Rhind's signature

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.

  1. ^ Nisbet, Gary; Gardner, Tim. "John Rhind (1828–92)". Glasgow – City of Sculpture. glasgowsculpture.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1845
  3. ^ List of Masters of the Lodge, Hill Street Masonic Lodge
  4. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1891