William Grant Stevenson ARSA, 1849–1919, was a Scottish sculptor and painter, born in Ratho, near Edinburgh. His elder brother David Watson Stevenson, 1842–1904, was also a sculptor and an elected member of the Royal Scottish Academy

Royal Scottish Academy

The Royal Scottish Academy is a Scottish organisation that promotes contemporary Scottish art. Founded in 1826, as the Royal Institution for the Encouragement of the Fine Arts, the RSA maintains a unique position in Scotland as an independently funded institution led by eminent artists and...

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William Grant Stevenson is most famous for his colossal bronze figure of Sir William Wallace

William Wallace

Sir William Wallace was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence....

, which stands on a high plinth of roughly hewn pink granite overlooking Union Terrace Gardens

Union Terrace Gardens

Union Terrace Gardens is a public park and gardens, and important landmark situated on Union Terrace at the heart of Aberdeen, Scotland.- The gardens :The sunken gardens opened to the public in 1879, and cover approximately two and a half acres...

in Aberdeen.

External links

William Grant Stevenson http://rathohistory.co.uk/swg.htm
Statues around Aberdeen http://aberdeenvoice.com/2010/08/statues-around-aberdeen
Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums Public Sculpture http://www.aagm.co.uk/theCollections/objects/object/William-Wallace_110786