Earl of Hopetoun Statue

Apr 25th, 2023

General John Hope, 4th Earl of Hopetoun, was a Scottish politician and British Army officer. He took part in the capture of the French West Indies and Spanish West Indies in 1796 and 1797. He sat as Member of Parliament for Linlithgowshire from 1790 to 1800. In 1824 the city of Edinburgh commissioned a bronze statue of Lord Hopetoun, by Thomas Campbell, and originally designed as a centrepiece for Charlotte Square in 1829, but which was eventually placed in St Andrew Square in 1834, in front of Dundas House where he had acted as vice governor of the bank.
Jul 14th, 2022

(Translated by Google) Very beautiful monument (Original)
Dec 12th, 2021

Upsettingly inaccurate anachronism wrt. the toga, which was already unpopular in the late 1st century A.D. and frankly irrelevant as a formal symbol after the Edict of Caracalla issued on 11 July 212 A.D. (and yes, I say this despite the obligation in Codex Theodosianus 14.10.1 of 382 A.D.!) Nonetheless the curve of the neck of the horse has its aplomb, with a downward bend probably citing the curves of Cockburn St. and The Mound leading down and out of Old Town.
May 20th, 2021

In 1824 the city of Edinburgh commissioned a bronze statue of military leader Lord Hopetoun, by Thomas Campbell, and originally designed as a centrepiece for Charlotte Square in 1829, but which was eventually placed in St Andrew Square in 1834, in front of Dundas House where he had acted as vice governor of the bank.
Feb 11th, 2019