3-017-343 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Unveiling the statue of the late Lord Eglinton at Ayr, 1865. Engraving from a photograph by David Campbell. 'A statue, by Mr. Noble, of the late Earl of Eglinton, who died in October, 1861, was unveiled to the public view...in Wellington-square, in the town of Ayr, with Masonic and other ceremonies of an imposing kind, and with speeches delivered by Lord Colville, chairman of the Eglinton Memorial Committee; the Marquis of Ailsa, Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire, the Provost of the town of Ayr, and other persons of local distinction - a very numerous assemblage, including all the rank and fashion of the county, having been brought together on the platform. The statue and pedestal have a fine effect; the figure being of colossal size and displaying a good likeness of his Lordship, wearing his uniform as Lord Lieutenant, with the Peer's robe thrown gracefully over his shoulders, and with the insignia of the orders of the Thistle and St. Patrick...The subscriptions to the Eglinton memorial having amounted to £7600, the surplus, which is £4500, will be invested to provide Eglinton fellowships in the University of Glasgow, Lord Eglinton having been Lord Rector of that University'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865.