Plaster model of Robert Burns, by George A Lawson

Description

This sculpture is a reduced size plaster model by George A. Lawson, of the statue of Robert Burns erected in Burns Statue Square, Ayr. Provided to the Ayr Burns Club Committee by Lawson for the selection competition and later given to the Burns Monument Trust. The full size statue was unveiled in 1891.

The statue by Lawson in Ayr built up a reputation as being one of the more successful Burns sculptures and was the model for many other such statues around the world notably in Melbourne (Australia), Detroit (USA) and Vancouver, Montreal and Winnipeg (Canada).