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Title
David Hume (1711–1776)
Date
1995–1997
Medium
bronze, Clashach sandstone & Duntilland stone
Measurements
Plinth: H 160 x W 120 x D 200 cm
Accession number
EH1_GB_S010
Acquisition method
commissioned by the Saltire Society
Work type
Statue
Owner
City of Edinburgh Council
Custodian
City of Edinburgh Council
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
30th November 1997
Access
at all times
Inscription description
HUME; on bronze plaque attached to rear of pedestal: 1711 DAVID HUME 1776 / PHILOSOPHER AND HISTORIAN: SCOT AND EUROPEAN: MAN OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT / THIS STATUE WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE SALTIRE SOCIETY TO MARK ITS SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY AND UNVEILED AS PART OF / THE CITY OF EDINBURGH’S REDEVELOPMENT OF THE ROYAL MILE ON 30TH NOVEMBER 1997 / BY PROFESSOR STEWART SUTHERLAND FBA FRSE / PRINCIPAL AND VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. —— ERECTED WITH THE GENEROUS HELP OF / BANK OF SCOTLAND, TO MARK ITS TERCENTENARY. / SCOTTISH ARTS COUNCIL NATIONAL LOTTERY FUND, / THE FACULTY OF ADVOCATES, FOR WHICH HUME WAS KEEPER OF THE LIBRARY, 1752-1757 / THE ESMÉE FAIRBAIRN CHARITABLE TRUST / AND TRUSTS, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL SPONSORS, AND SUPPORTERS IN MANY COUNTRIES. [On the plaque are also the logos of the Saltire Society and the Bank of Scotland.]