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Fladday Reliquary 1978 Will Maclean (b.1941)

Fladday Reliquary 1978 Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (High Life Highland)
Trap No. III 1973 Will Maclean (b.1941)

Trap No. III 1973 The Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum
North Minch Allegory 1975 Will Maclean (b.1941)

North Minch Allegory 1975 Scottish Fisheries Museum
John MacMillan David Watson Stevenson (1842–1904)

John MacMillan The Merchant's Hall, The Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh
121 Linked Cubes: Cube, Stained, with Brass Fittings to Look Like 'Jute Box' 2009 Will Maclean (b.1941)

121 Linked Cubes: Cube, Stained, with Brass Fittings to Look Like 'Jute Box' 2009 Verdant Works
Bangor Bell 2015 Holger Christian Lönze (active 2013–2015)

Bangor Bell 2015 North Down Museum
High Planes 1974 John Carter (b.1942)

High Planes 1974 Senate House, University of London
Birdman early 1960s Elisabeth Frink (1930–1993)

Birdman early 1960s Gallery Oldham
Upright Motive No. 2 c.1955–1963 Henry Moore (1898–1986)

Upright Motive No. 2 c.1955–1963 Water Gardens, Harlow, Essex
Nairn Elephant 1972 Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi (1924–2005)

Nairn Elephant 1972 Towner
Bohing Chan Tseu 2011 Martin Jennings (b.1957)

Bohing Chan Tseu 2011 Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford
Harris Academy Gates 2016 David Findlay Wilson (b.1962)

Harris Academy Gates 2016 Perth Road, Dundee, Dundee
I Love Real Life 2007 Ross Sinclair (b.1966)

I Love Real Life 2007 The Pier Arts Centre
Superimposed Parallelograms 1990 John Carter (b.1942)

Superimposed Parallelograms 1990 Paintings in Hospitals
Enclosed Shape in a Square (Green) 1997 John Carter (b.1942)

Enclosed Shape in a Square (Green) 1997 Paintings in Hospitals
Colonel E. J. Saunderson (1837–1906) 1909 William Goscombe John (1860–1952)

Colonel E. J. Saunderson (1837–1906) 1909 Armagh County Museum
Farmer with Plough Denise Delavigne

Farmer with Plough Milntown House
Lord Robert Baden-Powell* David Wynne (1926–2004)

Lord Robert Baden-Powell* The Scouts Heritage Service
121 Linked Cubes: Cube Carved with Scenes from Dundee 2009 Allan Beveridge (b.1944)

121 Linked Cubes: Cube Carved with Scenes from Dundee 2009 Verdant Works
Quadriga 1942 Marino Marini (1901–1980)

Quadriga 1942 Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art
Bernard Dunstan (1920–2017), President of the Royal West of England Academy (1979–1984) Ernest Pascoe (1922–1996)

Bernard Dunstan (1920–2017), President of the Royal West of England Academy (1979–1984) Royal West of England Academy
Lord Methuen (1886–1974), RA, President of the Royal West of England Academy (1939–1971) 1973 Ernest Pascoe (1922–1996)

Lord Methuen (1886–1974), RA, President of the Royal West of England Academy (1939–1971) 1973 Royal West of England Academy
Black Vessel Foundering 1994 Will Maclean (b.1941)

Black Vessel Foundering 1994 Scottish Maritime Museum
Queen Victoria (1819–1901) William Brodie (1815–1881)

Queen Victoria (1819–1901) The Merchant's Hall, The Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh
Eastre – Hymn to the Sun 1924 John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)

Eastre – Hymn to the Sun 1924 The Fergusson Gallery (managed by Culture Perth and Kinross)
Woman Posing* John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)

Woman Posing* The Fergusson Gallery (managed by Culture Perth and Kinross)
Female Nude John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)

Female Nude The Fergusson Gallery (managed by Culture Perth and Kinross)
Female Nude – Torso John Duncan Fergusson (1874–1961)

Female Nude – Torso The Fergusson Gallery (managed by Culture Perth and Kinross)
washable colour 2012 Sara Barker (b.1980)

washable colour 2012 The Pier Arts Centre
Zikkurat 4, Spectrum 1967 Joe Tilson (b.1928)

Zikkurat 4, Spectrum 1967 Yale Center for British Art
Model for Obelisk c.1980 Christopher Dean (b.1955)

Model for Obelisk c.1980 Harlow Council, Civic Centre
Courtyard 1985 Paul Mason (1952–2006)

Courtyard 1985 Harlow Council, Civic Centre
Venus 19th C Giambologna (1529–1608) (after)

Venus 19th C Milntown House
Mercury 19th C Giambologna (1529–1608) (after)

Mercury 19th C Milntown House
Rebecca 1977 Ernest Pascoe (1922–1996)

Rebecca 1977 Royal West of England Academy
Lucy from North Carolina 1970 Ernest Pascoe (1922–1996)

Lucy from North Carolina 1970 Royal West of England Academy
Donald Milner, Esq. (1898–1993), OBE, ARCA, RWA, President of the Royal West of England Academy (1974–1979) 1969 Ernest Pascoe (1922–1996)

Donald Milner, Esq. (1898–1993), OBE, ARCA, RWA, President of the Royal West of England Academy (1974–1979) 1969 Royal West of England Academy
Donald Milner, Esq. (1898–1993), OBE, ARCA, RWA, President of the Royal West of England Academy (1974–1979) 1970 Ernest Pascoe (1922–1996)

Donald Milner, Esq. (1898–1993), OBE, ARCA, RWA, President of the Royal West of England Academy (1974–1979) 1970 Royal West of England Academy
Self Portrait 1995 Peter Thursby (1930–2011)

Self Portrait 1995 Royal West of England Academy
Maquette No. 8 for Silver Jubilee Commemorative Sculpture 1979 Peter Thursby (1930–2011)

Maquette No. 8 for Silver Jubilee Commemorative Sculpture 1979 Royal West of England Academy