William Brodie (22 January 1815 – 30 October 1881) was a Scottish sculptor who worked in

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Life

He was the son of John Brodie, a Banff shipmaster, and elder brother of

Alexander Brodie Alexander Brodie may refer to: * Sir Alexander Brodie, Lord Brodie (1617–1680) of Brodie, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Elginshire 1643–50 * Alexander Brodie (died 1672) of Lethen, member of the Parliament of Scotland for Nairnshire ...

(1830–1867), also a sculptor. When he was about six years old, his family moved to

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. William Brodie was later apprenticed to a plumber, studying in his spare time at the

Mechanic's Institute Gray's School of Art is the Robert Gordon University's art school, located in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is one of the oldest established fine art institutions in Scotland and one of Scotland's five art schools today, and ranked among the Top 20 S ...

, where he amused himself by casting lead figures of well-known people. He soon began to model small medallion portraits which attracted the attention of

John Hill Burton John Hill Burton FRSE (22 August 1809 – 10 August 1881) was a Scottish advocate, historian and economist. The author of ''Life and Correspondence of David Hume'', he was secretary of the Scottish Prison Board (1854–77), and Historiograph ...

. It was Burton who encouraged him to go to Edinburgh in 1847. Here Brodie studied for four years at the Trustees' School of Design, learning to model on a larger scale, and also executing a bust of one of his earliest patrons, Lord Jeffrey. At this time he lived at 14 Heriot Place in the Lauriston district of Edinburgh. About 1853 he went to Rome, where he studied under

Lawrence Macdonald Lawrence Macdonald sometimes Laurence Macdonald (15 February 1799 – 4 March 1878) was a Scottish sculptor. Life Macdonald was born on 15 February 1799 at Findo Gask in Perthshire, Scotland to Margaret Morison and Alexander Macdonald, a vi ...

, and it was with the latter's assistance that he modelled "

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, the Lyric Muse", a work which Copeland reproduced in miniature in Parian four years later. He was elected Associate of the

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(RSA) in 1857, and Royal Scottish Academician in 1859. In 1876 he was appointed secretary of the RSA, a post he held until his death. In 1875, he made the group of "A Peer and His Lady Doing Homage" for the Prince Consort Memorial in Edinburgh. Brodie exhibited at the Royal Academy, 1850–1881, and at the Royal Scottish Academy, 1847–1881; at the Great Exhibition of 1851 he showed a group of "Little Nell and Her Grandfather" (characters from Dickens'

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). His most famous work is probably the

Greyfriars Bobby Fountain The Greyfriars Bobby Fountain is a granite fountain in Edinburgh, surmounted by a bronze life-size statue of Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye Terrier who became known in 19th-century Edinburgh for supposedly spending 14 years guarding the grave of hi ...

. Brodie died at his home at 9 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, on 30 October 1881. He is buried with his wife and daughter in the

Dean Cemetery The Dean Cemetery is a historically important Victorian cemetery north of the Dean Village, west of Edinburgh city centre, in Scotland. It lies between Queensferry Road and the Water of Leith, bounded on its east side by Dean Path and on ...

under a simple granite monument surmounted by an urn, unlike his far grander monuments to others around him. The grave lies on the north side of the main east-west path, west of the large Beattie obelisk. The urn bears a carving of a caterpillar being reborn as a butterfly, a Greek symbol indicating a belief in reincarnation or a second life beyond death.

Family

The grave of William Brodie RSA, Dean Cemetery

Brodie was married to Helen Chisholm (1817–1886). Their daughter Mary Brodie married the Edinburgh architect, Sir James Gowans. Both are buried with him in Dean Cemetery.

Trained by Brodie

* Amelia Robertson Hill (1820–1904) *

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(1842–1904)

List of works

* Bust of Sir Thomas Dick-Lauder (exhibited at RSA 1847) * Bronze statue of

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(1850) now at

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, Wales. * Statuary group "Little Nell and her Grandfather", at the

Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary The Crystal Palace, structure in which it was held), was an International Exhib ...

(1851) * 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 ...

(exhibited at RSA 1850) * Bust of

Lord Cockburn Henry Thomas Cockburn of Bonaly, Lord Cockburn ( ; Cockpen, Midlothian, 26 October 1779 – Bonaly, Midlothian, 26 April/18 July 1854) was a Scottish lawyer, judge and literary figure. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland between 1830 an ...

(exhibited at RSA 1855). Now in the NE corner of Parliament Hall in Edinburgh's Law Courts. * Bust of the

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for

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(1855) * Statue of

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for the Rt. Hon.

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(1856) * Bust of

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(exhibited at RSA 1857) * Bust of Lord Dunfermline

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(1858) * Statue of

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, Avington Park, Hants. (1858) * Bust, "Laura", at

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(1858) * Bust of

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, Scottish National Portrait Gallery (1858) * James Buchanan Monument,

, Edinburgh (1860) * Bust of George Kinnaird,

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(1860) * Memorial to the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders in the

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, within

St. Giles Cathedral St Giles' Cathedral ( gd, Cathair-eaglais Naomh Giles), or the High Kirk of Edinburgh, is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town, Edinburgh, Old Town of Edinburgh. The current building was begun in the 14th century and extended ...

, Edinburgh (1860) * Bronze relief portrait on the gravestone of Rev. Duncan MacFarlan,

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 ...

(1860) * Statue of Dr. Thomas Alexander, director general of the Army Medical Department during the

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(1862) * Bust of Professor

John Stuart Blackie John Stuart Blackie FRSE (28 July 1809 – 2 March 1895) was a Scottish scholar and man of letters. Biography He was born in Glasgow, on Charlotte Street, the son of Kelso-born banker Alexander Blackie (d.1846) and Helen Stodart. He was ...

, Scottish National Portrait Gallery (1863) * Funerary monument to John Graham Gilbert,

(1863). * Monument to the 71st

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(1863) * Bas-relief heads of the Cowans flanking the doorway of the Royal Bank Stationery Warehouse on West Register Street,

(1864) *

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(1864) * Statue of Lady Kinnaird (exhibited Royal Academy 1866) * Bas-relief portrait heads of

Alexander Runciman Alexander Runciman (15 August 1736 – 4 October 1785) was a Scottish painter of historical and mythological subjects. He was the elder brother of John Runciman, also a painter. Life He was born in Edinburgh, and studied at the Foulis Acade ...

and

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on the west outer wall of

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on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh (1866) * Bust of

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, Balmoral (1868) * Bust of Dr Adams,

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(1868) * Monument to Alexander Smith,

Warriston Cemetery Warriston Cemetery is a cemetery in Edinburgh. It lies in Warriston, one of the northern suburbs of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was built by the then newly-formed Edinburgh Cemetery Company, and occupies around of land on a slightly sloping si ...

(1868) * Bust of

John Phillip John Phillip (19 April 1817–1867) was a Victorian era Scottish painter best known for his portrayals of Spanish life. He started painting these studies after a trip to Spain in 1851. He was nicknamed John 'Spanish' Phillip. Life Born ...

RA, (exhibited Royal Academy 1868) * Bust of Alexander MacDuff of Bonhard, Perth Museum (1868) * Bust of Miss Ada Barclay, Scottish National Gallery (1869) * Marble statue of John Graham Gilbert in

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 ...

Glasgow (1870) * Marble bust of Thomas Jamieson Boyd, Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1871) Wikisource:Boyd, Thomas Jamieson (DNB12) * Statue of Dr Thomas Graham, George Square, Glasgow (1872) * The

on the corner of George IV Bridge and Candlemaker Row in Edinburgh (1872) * Statue of

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on the Life Insurance Building, 28–36 Renfield Street Glasgow (1872). Opposite a statue of St. Mungo by G E Ewing. Demolished 1929. * Bust of Mrs Farquharson of Invercauld (exhibited RSA 1873) * Figure of "Young Scholar" on the Buchanan Institute, Greenhead Street, Glasgow (1873) * Monument to Dr

Thomas Guthrie Thomas Guthrie FRSE (12 July 1803 – 24 February 1873) was a Scottish divine and philanthropist, born at Brechin in Angus (at that time also called Forfarshire). He was one of the most popular preachers of his day in Scotland, and was associat ...

in St Columba's Free Church on Johnston Terrace, Edinburgh (1873) * Monument to Rev. John Paul in St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh (1873) * Bust of

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, for the

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(1873) * Portrait medallion on the grave of

Robert William Thomson Robert William Thomson PRSSA FRSE (29 June 1822–8 March 1873), from Stonehaven, Scotland, was the inventor of the fountain pen and original inventor of the pneumatic tyre. Life He was born on 29 June 1822 in Stonehaven in the northeas ...

(engineer),

, Edinburgh (1873) * A number of figures commissioned for the centenary of Sir Walter Scott's birth (1871) added to the

Scott Monument The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second largest monument to a writer in the world after the José Martí monument in Havana. It stands in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, oppo ...

in 1874 * Bust of John Boyd Baxter, Procurator Fiscal and benefactor of the

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– Dundee Sheriff Court (1874) * Moquette for statue of

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to stand in George Square Glasgow for a competition. This model is now within the David Livingstone Museum at High Blantyre (1875). * Bust of Dr

for

Inverary Inveraray ( or ; gd, Inbhir Aora meaning "mouth of the Aray") is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is a former royal burgh, the traditional county town of ...

Manse,

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(1875) * The carving of the "Moffat Ram" on the William Colvin Drinking Fountain,

Moffat Moffat ( gd, Mofad) is a burgh and parish in Dumfriesshire, now part of the Dumfries and Galloway local authority area in Scotland. It lies on the River Annan, with a population of around 2,500. It was a centre of the wool trade and a spa town. ...

(1875). * Monument to Dr

, St. John's Church, Princes St, Edinburgh (1875) * Figures of "The Nobility" and a bronze relief scene from the

on the Prince Albert Memorial in

Charlotte Square 300px, Robert Adam's palace-fronted north side Charlotte Square is a garden square in Edinburgh, Scotland, part of the New Town, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The square is located at the west end of George Street and was intend ...

, Edinburgh (1876) (main figure by

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commissioned in 1865, unveiled in 1876). * Bust of Sir

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Edinburgh (1877) * Bust of Dr Crawford,

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(1877) * Statue of

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Edinburgh (1877) * Statue of Sir James Young Simpson on Princes Street Edinburgh (1877) * Bust of Robert Bryson, Master of the Merchant Hall in Edinburgh, 1875 to 1877 * Bust of

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Scottish National Portrait Gallery (1879) * Bust of

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(exhibited at Royal Academy 1879) * Bronze head of

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on his gravestone in

(1879) * Bust of Sir

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(1879). Young declined burial in Westminster Abbey choosing to be buried closer to home in

, Edinburgh (now derelict). * Bust of

privately owned by Livingstone-Bruce family (1879) * Bust of

Ellen Terry Dame Alice Ellen Terry, (27 February 184721 July 1928), was a leading English actress of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born into a family of actors, Terry began performing as a child, acting in Shakespeare plays in London, and tour ...

(exhibited in Royal Academy 1880) * Bust of William Nelson, Scottish National Portrait Gallery (1880) * Statue of

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Canada (1880) * Large monument to

and his family,

(1881) (commissioned by Burton during his lifetime) * The figure of Amy Robsart (who appears in Scott's ''

Kenilworth Kenilworth ( ) is a market town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Warwick (district), Warwick District in Warwickshire, England, south-west of Coventry, north of Warwick and north-west of London. It lies on Finham Brook, a ...

'') as part of the final phase of statuary on the

in 1882. * Statuary group "The Genius of Architecture crowning the Theory and Practice of Art" now in Princes Street Gardens but originally in Sir James Gowans house on Napier Road in Merchiston, Edinburgh ("Rockville") now demolished. Date unknown. Probably built with the house, possibly as a wedding present to Gowans as his son-in-law (see above). * Bust of James Nelson, Glasgow Art Gallery (date unknown) * Bust of Professor

, Scottish National Portrait Gallery (date unknown) * Bust of Robert Herdman, Scottish National Portrait Gallery (date unknown) *Statue of

, the Lyric Muse (date unknown) File:Robert Bryson by William Brodie.jpg, '' Robert Bryson'', 1878 File:Hercules statue by William Brodie (Portmeirion, Wales).jpg, ''Hercules'', a bronze statue in

File:The genius of architecture crowning the theory and practice of art.jpg, ''The Genius Of Architecture Rewarding At Once The Science And The Practice Of The Art'' in

File:John Speir's memorial 1.JPG, The John Spier memorial, now at Beith Auld Kirk. File:John Graham-Gilbert, marble statue by William Brodie.JPG, ''

John Graham-Gilbert John Graham-Gilbert (1794 – 4 June 1866) was a Scottish portrait painter and art collector. Life Graham-Gilbert was born in Glasgow as John Graham, the son of David Graham a West India merchant and co-owner of Graham, Milne & Co who owned a c ...

'', Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum File:Buchanan Memorial, Dean Cemetery.JPG, Buchanan Memorial, Dean Cemetery (Brodie's largest work) File:John Hill Burton by William Brodie, Dean Cemetery.JPG,

on his wife's grave in Dean Cemetery, 1881 File:"CORINNA (THE LYRIC MUSE)" "WILLIAM BRODIE" from -Sculptures of Andromeda, the Toilet of Atalanta, Corinna, and a Naiad- MET DP323119 (cropped).jpg, ''

'', a 1859 photo

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