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<p> Sculptor, born at Aberdeen; studied at [[Edinburgh]] and Rome; made his mark in 1832 by a model of a statue, "Alexander and Bucephalus," and soon took rank with the foremost and busiest sculptors of his day; his works are mostly to be found in Edinburgh, and include the equestrian statue of Wellington, statues of Sir [[Walter]] Scott (in the Scott Monument), Professor Wilson, Dr. Chalmers, Allan Ramsay, etc.; the splendid figure of [[Queen]] [[Victoria]] over the [[Royal]] [[Institution]] gained him the appointment of sculptor to Her Majesty in Scotland, and on the unveiling of his fine equestrian statue of Prince [[Albert]] in 1876 he was created a knight (1804-1891). </p> | Sir John Steel <ref name="term_80057" /> | ||
==References == | <p> Sculptor, born at Aberdeen; studied at [[Edinburgh]] and Rome; made his mark in 1832 by a model of a statue, "Alexander and Bucephalus," and soon took rank with the foremost and busiest sculptors of his day; his works are mostly to be found in Edinburgh, and include the equestrian statue of Wellington, statues of Sir [[Walter]] Scott (in the Scott Monument), Professor Wilson, Dr. Chalmers, Allan Ramsay, etc.; the splendid figure of [[Queen]] [[Victoria]] over the [[Royal]] [[Institution]] gained him the appointment of sculptor to Her [[Majesty]] in Scotland, and on the unveiling of his fine equestrian statue of Prince [[Albert]] in 1876 he was created a knight (1804-1891). </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_80057"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/steel,+sir+john Sir John Steel from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_80057"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/steel,+sir+john Sir John Steel from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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