Sir John Steell, 1804-1891. His seated figure of Sir Walter Scott in Princes Street Edinburgh is said to be the first marble statue ever commissioned in Scotland from a native artist. Steell was also the first to introduce artistic bronze casting into Scotland, building a foundry at his own expense. See Rupert Gunnis Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, Odhams Press 1953, p.370.