Robert Burns
Calverley modeled this portrait bust of Robert Burns (1759–1796) in 1890, two years after his bronze full-length statue of the Scottish poet was unveiled in Washington Park in Albany, New York. Scottish-born steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was an admirer of Burns and, aware of Calverley’s statue, commissioned from him a life-size bust of the poet for his library. Carnegie was so pleased with the result that in 1891 he ordered a second bronze cast for the Metropolitan Museum.
Artwork Details
- Title: Robert Burns
- Artist: Charles Calverley (American, Albany, New York 1833–1914 Essex Fells, New Jersey)
- Founder: Cast by Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company (ca. 1882–1926)
- Date: 1890, cast 1891
- Culture: American
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: 26 7/8 x 15 x 8 in. (68.3 x 38.1 x 20.3 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Andrew Carnegie, 1891
- Object Number: 91.13
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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