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Robert Burns Statue - John Greenshields

181 Manifold Street,, CAMPERDOWN VIC 3260 - Property No B0515

The statue of the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759‑1796) was carved by John Greenshields (1792‑1835) probably at Milton, on the Clyde River, Glasgow no later than the end of 1830. Greenshields based the work on a painting by Peter Taylor (c1756‑1788) documented as being from life and the earliest likeness made of Burns. The statue was commissioned by William Taylor who was descended from the same great-great-grandfather as Peter Taylor. William Taylor, a soap ... more

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