He may have been born in Edinburgh but Dundee is the city where McGonagall's work flourished. A handloom weaver by trade he is world renowned for his disjointed poetry that simply doesn't scan.

Whether he was an ingenious buffoon or a shrewd entertainer (Mcgonagall extracted fees of between 5 and 10/- (50p) from the crowds who gleefully attended his public humiliations) is open to debate. Whatever the case, one cannot fail to admire McGonagall's eternal optimism-this is the man who walked from Dundee to Balmoral to present a volume of his treasured verse to his beloved Queen Victoria only to be told at the gates of the castle to go away

This work depicting William Topaz McGonagall (poet and tradgedian) is shown here in it's uncast form. The standing figure stands at almost 50cm.high and will be cast in resin - bronze . It will be one of a worldwide edition of no more than 50 pieces and will retail for £375.