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Ref NoOBJ/SCU/34
Acc No2024/49
TitleProfile of Galen (c129-199)
Date[1865]
TermArtefact
FormatArtefact
Description Of ItemIn 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.

Whilst this piece only shows Galen in profile, there are some similarities between this portrait and the bust of Galen which is also held in the College’s collection.

Artist: Unknown
Extent1 item
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