Lovely day in Edinburgh so there I was with time to spare and as St Cuthbert's church was closed I ended up in Princes Street Gardens. The Ross Fountain is a beautiful piece of work, and as you can see from the plaque was shown at 1862 exhibition in London before being bought by Daniel Ross, a local gunsmith, dismantled and brought to Edinburgh where it was finally assembled on site in 1872.The four figures, depicting, science, Art Poetry, and industry, with the top figure holding a cornucopia - a cup of plenty.
A magnificent piece of work, but unfortunately many years since I saw flowing with water.
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