The Mathematician

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William Brodie
1815-1881

The Mathematician, 1874
Marble statue

Presented by the Orchar Trustees, 1987
Original Orchar Collection
Museum number 272-1987-18

This is one of two sculptures by Brodie in the Orchar Collection. Brodie was one of the leading Scottish sculptors, famous today for his sculpture of Greyfriars Bobby in Edinburgh.

This work shows Brodie's knowledge of classical sculpture, which he studied from casts during his training at the Trustees' Academy, Edinburgh