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John Rhind ARSA (1828–1892) was a Scottish sculptor, based in Edinburgh. He was born in Banff the son of a master mason. He was trained under Alexander Handyside Ritchie[1] (1804–1870). He served this apprenticeship in a yard at 4 East Broughton Place.[2]
He was master of the masonic lodge on Hill Street in Edinburgh from 1864 to 1868.[3]
He lived his final years at "St Helens" on Cambridge Street, just south of Edinburgh Castle.[4]
He died on 5 April 1892 a few days after being elected an Associate of the RSA, and is buried in Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh, with a monument by his son John Massey Rhind. The grave lies just off the main southern path, near its centre, facing east on a north-south path.
He was the father of the sculptors William Birnie Rhind and J. Massey Rhind, and of the architect Sir Thomas Duncan Rhind.
- ^ Nisbet, Gary; Gardner, Tim. "John Rhind (1828–92)". Glasgow – City of Sculpture. glasgowsculpture.com. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1845
- ^ List of Masters of the Lodge, Hill Street Masonic Lodge
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1891