Sculpture bust of John Robert Vane
Date
1997
Sitter
John Robert Vane (1927 - 2004, British) , Pharmacologist
Creator
John W Mills (1933, British) , Sculptor
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (sculpture): 349mm
width (sculpture): 226mm
depth (sculpture): 280mm
height (pedestal): 100mm
width (pedestal): 150mm
depth (pedestal): 150mm
width (sculpture): 226mm
depth (sculpture): 280mm
height (pedestal): 100mm
width (pedestal): 150mm
depth (pedestal): 150mm
Subject
Description
Head of John Robert Vane. On a marble pedestal.
Plaque on pedestal inscribed ‘Professor Sir John Vane DSc FRS On Loan From Vanguard Medica Group Plc.
Sir John Robert Vane (1927-2004) was a British pharmacologist; he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and served on the council as Vice President from 1985-1987.
Plaque on pedestal inscribed ‘Professor Sir John Vane DSc FRS On Loan From Vanguard Medica Group Plc.
Sir John Robert Vane (1927-2004) was a British pharmacologist; he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and served on the council as Vice President from 1985-1987.
Object history
Provenance: On loan from Vanguard Medica Group Plc, 1997.
The portrait was originally commissioned for John Vane’s 70th Birthday.
The portrait was originally commissioned for John Vane’s 70th Birthday.
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