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Award - Victoria Shakespearian Prize, silver
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1851 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of William Shakespeare facing left, wearing a period collar and doublet, with shoulder-length wavy hair and a short beard. The circumferential legend reads around the border, and the engraver's signature BENJ. WYON SC. appears in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field depicts a detailed multi-figure allegorical scene representing characters from Shakespeare's plays in high relief: at left, Prospero directing Ariel who flies above holding a wand, with Cardinal Wolsey seated in contemplation below; at centre, Lady Macbeth stands draped; at right, the rotund figure of Falstaff is seated, with a standing armoured Henry V beside him. The inscription appears in a recessed exergue panel at the bottom, with the engraver's signature below. |
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| Reverse lettering | CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL SHAKESPEARIAN PRIZE FOUNDED 1851 BY HENRY B.H. BEAUFOY F.R.S. BORN APRIL 23. 1785 |
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