George Clark Stanton

George Clark Stanton RSA (11 June 1832 – 8 January 1894) was a 19th-century Scottish sculptor, silversmith and portrait miniaturist.

Life Stanton was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Birmingham School of Art, initially training as a silversmith. In Birmingham he was employed by Elkington & Mason. Some of his work from there is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He allegedly joined Garibaldi's Redshirts during a trip to Florence, Italy. During this trip he met Clara Camgee, who later became his wife.

In 1855 he moved to Edinburgh, living first at 21 Dublin Street then at 1 Ramsay Lane. He also lived at 24 (now 38) Upper Gray Street.

His son, John George Stanton, was also an artist.

Known works "Army and Navy" figures, Albert Memorial, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh Lower bronze panels on the Duke of Buccleuch Monument, Parliament Square, Royal Mile, Edinburgh Figures of Rebecca, Friar Tuck and Sir Pierce Shafton on the Scott Monument, Edinburgh Bust of Prof Thomas Laycock, Old College, University of Edinburgh William Dick previously at Dick Vet School in Edinburgh