John Mossman

John G. Mossman (1817 in London – 1890) was one of a number of English sculptors who dominated the production and teaching of sculpture in Glasgow for 50 years after his arrival with his father and brothers from his native London in 1828.His father William Mossman (1793–1851) was also a sculptor, and a pupil of Sir Francis Chantrey.The family was originally Scottish, being related to James Mossman - a prominent jeweller and supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots who was executed after the Long Siege of Edinburgh Castle in 1573.Mossman sculpted the now iconic William Shakespeare and Robert Burns statues adorning the facade of the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow along with the four muses.His work can also be seen in the statues that adorn the Atheneum off Royal Exchange Square.
John Mossman (portrait by Norman Macbeth, 1884)
Wilson statue in Paisley
Monument to Rev Patrick Brewster, Woodside Cemetery, Paisley by John G. Mossman
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