| 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.
Arguably this profile offers a less complimentary depiction of Boerhaave than other portraits, such as the painting by (or after) Johan Wilhelm Kaiser. Perhaps particularly striking is the detailing of Boerhaave's nose.
Artist: Unknown |