John Hutchison (sculptor)

John Hutchison ARSA, RSA
John Hutchison by G.P. Chalmers
Born	(1832-06-01)1 June 1832 Lauriston, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Died	23 May 1910(1910-05-23) (aged 77) Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Resting place	Grange Cemetery
Nationality	Scottish
Alma mater	Apprenticed to James Christie Trustees Academy Edinburgh School of Applied Art
Known for	Bronze statuary and busts
Notable work	Bust of Sir Walter Scott, Westminster Abbey Statue of Adam Black, Princes Street Gardens
Spouse	Margaret Ballantine (1839–1875)

John Hutchison (1 June 1832 – 23 May 1910) was a Scottish sculptor based in Edinburgh. He was the son of an unnamed builder, and his artistic life began as a thirteen-year-old woodcarving apprentice. He attended art school in the evenings, then later became a student at the Trustees Academy. and attracted the patronage of its owner, Patrick Allan Fraser, who gave him commissions to fund his study in Rome. Although after Rome he continued to enjoy ancient Roman sculptural themes, he remained in Edinburgh for the rest of his life, working in wood, clay and marble, and concentrating on portraiture of Scottish people, and images of Scottish myth and history. He created the bust of Sir Walter Scott in Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey. He was a successful artist who received commissions from Queen Victoria.