David Anderson (died 1847) was a Scottish statuary and painter,Benezit Dictionary of Artists – Oxford Art Online described by Art UK as being "renowned"."Six Scottish Robert Burns statues" – Art UK, 22 January 2020 He was the father of sculptor William Anderson."Niel Gow in 3D" – University of Edinburgh, 18 March 2015"Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951" – University of Glasgow

Anderson died in Liverpool in 1847.Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1, Thompson Cooper (1890), p. 53

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