| Description Of Item | In 1865 the Great Hall was enlarged by the architect David Bryce, who ordered the roundel portraits from George MacCallum. MacCallum was paid four pounds per profile, a total of £60 for the set of 15 ‘Heads with wreaths’.
The portraits appear along the frieze in the Great Hall. Each of the figures in the roundel portraits is surrounded by a laurel wreath which is both an aesthetic, decorative feature, and a classical symbol which emphasises the importance of the figure depicted in the portrait.
Hunter is one of only two figures (the other being Avicenna) in the roundel portraits to be depicted with headwear. Overall however this profile depicts Hunter as possessing smooth, clearly defined features which contrast with some of the other profiles, such as Thomas Sydenham and William Harvey. Alongside the roundel portrait a plaster bust of Hunter can also be found in the College.
Artist: Unknown |