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Award - George IV Cheselden Medal, silver
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1829 |
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| Period | 19th century |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of William Cheselden in high relief, wearing period dress with an open collar, his hair swept back. The name CHESELDEN appears vertically in the left field, with a engraver's signature barely visible in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A reclining nude male figure on a draped table dominates the field, evoking an anatomical subject; to the left, a plinth supports a skull and glass bell jar with a skeletal arm rising above. The Latin motto MORS VIVIS SALVS appears in the upper field, and ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL is inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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