Patric Park (born 12 February 1811,

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; died 16 August 1855, Warrington) was a Scottish sculptor.

Life

He was the son of Matthew Park, a mason from a long line of masons, in

. At age 14, he was apprenticed to

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mason John Cornell. With Cornell, when aged only 16, Park was entrusted to carve the family coat of arms over the entrance of

Hamilton Palace Hamilton Palace was a country house in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The former seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, it dated from the 14th century and was subsequently much enlarged in the 17th and 19th centuries.Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1881, Gunnis From 1828 he worked with the architect

James Gillespie Graham James Gillespie Graham (11 June 1776 – 11 March 1855) was a Scottish architect, prominent in the early 19th century. Life Graham was born in Dunblane on 11 June 1776. He was the son of Malcolm Gillespie, a solicitor. He was christened as J ...

. Here he worked on

Murthly Murthly (Scottish Gaelic ''Mòrthlaich'') is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies on the south bank of the River Tay, southeast of Dunkeld, and north of Perth. Perth District Asylum, later known as Murthly Hospital, was opened i ...

Castle, which is mainly now demolished, but a chapel containing his work still survives. From 1831 to 1833 he studied in Rome under Bertel Thorvaldsen. He was regarded as one of Scotland's finest portrait sculptors. His subjects included the miniaturist Kenneth Macleay (1802–78), who in turn made a posthumous portrait of Park, from a photograph, shown above. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1849, becoming a Fellow in 1851. He exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy 1839-1855 and at the Royal Academy from 1832-1855. He also exhibited in the British Institution 1837-1854. In 1841 he moved from London to

, and in 1852 moved to Manchester. He died suddenly at Warrington Railway Station, when he ruptured a blood vessel helping a porter with a heavy trunk. Glasgow Necropolis 022

Sir John Watson Gordon by Patric Park, SNPG

Work

Two of his busts, depicting Admiral Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, and Sir

James Young Simpson Sir James Young Simpson, 1st Baronet, (7 June 1811 – 6 May 1870) was a Scottish obstetrician and a significant figure in the history of medicine. He was the first physician to demonstrate the anesthetic, anaesthetic properties of chloroform ...

, discoverer of chloroform, are in the

Scottish National Portrait Gallery The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is an art museum on Queen Street, Edinburgh. The gallery holds the national collections of portraits, all of which are of, but not necessarily by, Scots. It also holds the Scottish National Photography Co ...

. His 1838 seated marble figure of

Charles Tennant Charles Tennant (3 May 1768 – 1 October 1838) was a Scottish chemist and industrialist. He discovered bleaching powder and founded an industrial dynasty. Biography Charles Tennant was born at Laigh Corton, Alloway, Ayrshire, the sixth of thi ...

of St Rollox is on Tennant's tomb at the

Glasgow Necropolis The Glasgow Necropolis is a Victorian cemetery in Glasgow, Scotland. It is on a low but very prominent hill to the east of Glasgow Cathedral (St. Mungo's Cathedral). Fifty thousand individuals have been buried here. Typical for the period, only ...

. His 1845 bust of

Robert Burns Robert Burns (25 January 175921 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who hav ...

is in the

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum Burns Cottage, the first home of Robert Burns is located in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was built by his father, William Burness in 1757. Burns, Scotland's national poet, was born there on 25 January 1759. It is a two-roomed clay and ...

and his bust of

Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew ...

, purchased from the Paris International Exhibition of 1855, is in the

Victoria and Albert Museum The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...

. In 1839 he submitted a "fearsome design" as a memorial to Horatio Nelson of Nelson's dead body being carried by two heroic figures. The design was not accepted. A later figure (1846), "Modesty Unveiled", was refused by the Royal Academy due to its inappropriate content.

List of works

*Bust of the

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(1836) *Monument to Andrew Skene, New Calton Cemetery (1837) *Monument to Michael Sadler, Leeds Parish Church (1837) *Monument to

(1838) (a strangely relaxed seated pose) *Monument to Jane Richardson, Sigglethorne (1839) *Bust of Thomas Campbell (1839) *Bust of John Landseer (1839) * Bust of R. B. Haydon (1839) *Bust of

Lord Jeffrey Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey (23 October 1773 – 26 January 1850) was a Scottish judge and literary critic. Life He was born at 7 Charles Street near Potterow in south Edinburgh, the son of George Jeffrey, a clerk in the Court of Sessi ...

(1840) *Bust of

David Octavius Hill David Octavius Hill (20 May 1802 – 17 May 1870) was a Scottish painter, photographer and arts activist. He formed Hill & Adamson studio with the engineer and photographer Robert Adamson between 1843 and 1847 to pioneer many aspects of pho ...

(1842) *Bust of James Jardine,

(1842) *Bust of

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

(1842) *Bust of James Oswald, Glasgow Art Gallery (1842) *Statue "Eliza" (1843) *Statue "Alexander" (1845) *Bust of Adam Smith (1845),

Kelvingrove Art Gallery Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland. It reopened in 2006 after a three-year refurbishment and since then has been one of Scotland's most popular visitor attractions. The museum has 22 galleries, h ...

*Bust of the founder, Mr Huggins, Huggins College, Gravesend (1846) *Bust of James Reddie, Library of the

Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow The Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow is a professional body of legal practitioners based in Glasgow and providing services to lawyers in the city and the surrounding area. The Faculty owns and operates the largest law library in the West ...

, Glasgow (1847) *Bust of

Earl of Dundonald Earl of Dundonald is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1669 for the Scottish soldier and politician William Cochrane, 1st Lord Cochrane of Dundonald, along with the subsidiary title of Lord Cochrane of Paisley and Ochiltre ...

(1848) *Bust of

Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet Lieutenant-General Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith, 1st Baronet, GCB (28 June 1787 – 12 October 1860) was a notable English soldier and military commander in the British Army of the early 19th century. A veteran of the Napoleonic Wars, he is a ...

(1848) *Bust of Horatio McCulloch, Royal Scottish Academy (1849) *Bust of Prof Simpson,

(1850) *Bust of

Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet, (29 December 179223 May 1867) was an England-born Scottish advocate (attorney) and historian. He held several prominent legal appointments. He was the younger son of the Episcopalian cleric and author Archib ...

(c.1850) *Bust of Sir

John Watson Gordon Sir John Watson Gordon (1788 – 1 June 1864) was a Scottish portrait painter and president of the Royal Scottish Academy. Life and work Gordon was born John Watson in Edinburgh, the eldest son of Captain Watson, R.A., a cadet of the family ...

(1852) *Bust of Sir Charles Napier for

(1853) *Bust of Rev Henry Grey, New College, Edinburgh (1853) *Bust of Sir John Potter, Manchester Free Library (1854) *Bust of

at the

(1855) *Bust of Sir Joseph Whitworth at the

Whitworth Art Gallery The Whitworth is an art gallery in Manchester, England, containing about 55,000 items in its collection. The gallery is located in Whitworth Park and is part of the University of Manchester. In 2015, the Whitworth reopened after it was transfo ...

(1855) *"A Scotch Lassie",

Scottish National Gallery The Scottish National Gallery (formerly the National Gallery of Scotland) is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street. The building was designed in a neoclassical style by W ...

(n.d.) *Bust of James Hutton,

Natural History Museum A natural history museum or museum of natural history is a scientific institution with natural history collections that include current and historical records of animals, plants, fungi, ecosystems, geology, paleontology, climatology, and more. ...

, London (n.d.) *Bust of

Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet Sir James Hall of Dunglass, 4th Baronet FRS FRSE (17 January 1761 – 23 June 1832) was a Scottish geologist and geophysicist. He was a Member of Parliament for St. Michael's borough (Mitchell, Cornwall) 1807–1812. Education Hall was born at D ...

, London (n.d.) *Bust of David Hamilton, Glasgow Museum, (n.d) *Bust of

Charles Barry Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was a British architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also respons ...

, Reform Club (n.d.) *Bust of Sir

William Fairbairn Sir William Fairbairn, 1st Baronet of Ardwick (19 February 1789 – 18 August 1874) was a Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder. In 1854 he succeeded George Stephenson and Robert Stephenson to become the third pre ...

Royal Society The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences. The society fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, re ...

(n.d.) *Bust of Hugh Heugh (1782-1846), New College,

(n.d.)

References

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