John Rennie at The National Portrait Gallery, London

John Rennie (1761-1821) was one of Britain's leading civil engineers, building canals, railways, bridges and improving docks and harbours. This powerful bust was commissioned soon after the official opening of Waterloo Bridge (1817). It was executed in less than five months and exhibited at the Royal Academy to great acclaim in 1818. Alan Cunningham, Chantrey's secretary, praised it as a 'head of extensive capacity and though'. It was sculpted out of marble, signed and dated in 1818 by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781-1841).   This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help.