| Description Of Item | The bronze medallion depicting Dr William Cullen was executed c1863 by William Brodie, and it cost the College £15. The medallion, which is displayed in the Sibbald Library, is a copy of the bronze profile of Cullen which appears on the mausoleum which his descendants and the College paid to erect over his grave during the mid-nineteenth century. The profile on the mausoleum was also executed by Brodie, and it is probable that this was the first ‘Bronze Medallion of Dr Cullen’, costing £21, which the receipt (below) refers to. Cullen’s grave is located in Kirknewton, Midlothian.
Artist: Brodie, William |