| Description Of Item | According to the College Minutes of November 1844 ‘Dr. Christison stated that being aware of the feelings of his professional Bretheren he had communicated with the relatives [of John Abercrombie], and with their permission had instructed Mr. Steele Sculptor to take a caste with the view of obtaining a bust of Dr. Abercrombie’. The minutes also noted that the College of Surgeons was keen to aid the commissioning of the bust, and a committee was appointed to oversee the acquisition. Consequently, this classicised marble bust was presented to the College by subscribers in 1846.
The College also possesses a portrait of Abercrombie, by Henry Wright Kerr.
Artist: Steell, Sir John |