Record

Ref NoOBJ/SCU/52
Acc No2024/44
TitleProfile of Jenner, Edward (1749-1823)
Date[1865]
TermArtefact
Smallpox
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. Like the other roundel portraits this profile offers a simple depiction of its sitter; possibly the most striking features are Jenner's hair and wide eyes.

Artist: Unknown
Extent1 item
Add to My Items