DAVID WATSON STEVENSON (1842–1904) MARBLE BUST OF A GIRL (MARIA), DATED 1879 bears inscription verso D.W. STEVENSON A.R.S.A. SC./ EDIN. 1879; raised on an associated mahogany column plinth, with carved floral swag decoration, the fluted sides with husk-carved stop fluting (2) bust 56cm high; column 108cm high Note: Renowned for his portrait sculptures in bronze and marble, David Watson Stevenson is arguably most recognised for his bronze rendering of William Wallace, which can still be seen on the Wallace Monument in Stirling. His naturalistic depictions of figures such as Mary, Queen of Scots, James VI of Scotland and Robert Tannahill won him many accolades, shortly after his 8 year apprenticeship with sculptor William Brodie in the 1860s. Stevenson frequently exhibited at the Royal Academy in London and, by 1876, he was elected Associate at the Royal Scottish Academy.