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Award - Victoria Shakespearian Prize, bronze
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1851 |
| Type | Award medal |
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| Obverse description | Truncated bust of William Shakespeare in left profile, depicting him with a short beard and period costume with a ruffled collar, in high relief against a plain field. The circular legend runs along the rim, with the engraver's signature 'BENJ. WYON SC.' visible in the lower field below the truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A complex allegorical and theatrical scene in high relief featuring multiple figures from Shakespeare's plays arranged across the field: on the left, Prospero raises his staff while Ariel flies overhead; in the centre, a draped female figure (Lady Macbeth) stands prominently; to the lower left a kneeling figure appears; and on the right, the seated rotund figure of Falstaff is attended by the armoured Henry V. The inscription is arranged in three lines across the lower exergue. |
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