Gather ye round for I be having an interesting tale to thee! :dance:
This statue of William Wallace is in Aberdeen. It was erected in 1888, but on Wiki there is no mention of the artist who designed it.
Well, let me tell you about that artist. :ugeek:
It was designed by Luigi Arighi, an Italian born in Barga, Tuscany in 1836.
In 1858, he and his brother emigrated to Edinburgh (
a rather bizarre thing to do!).
Luigi went on to marry a Scottish woman called Isabella Richardson.
In 1888 there was a competition to design a William Wallace statue and Luigi won.
I know all this because Luigi Arighi was my great, great grandfather.
So this makes me 1/16 Italian and 1/8 Scottish and entitles me to wear the Ross tartan.
Interesting or wot? :dance: