British commemorative medal - National Edition of Shakespeare's works published – HCR95900

Obverse

Inscription:

HE WAS A MAN / TAKE HIM FOR ALL IN ALL / I SHALL NOT LOOK / UPON HIS LIKE AGAIN / M·B . SOHO / C · H · KUCHLER . F

Design:

William Shakespeare seated on a rock flanked by the Dramatic Muse (with cithara and laurel wreath), reaching to crown Shakespeare, and the Genius of Painting (with palette), after the sculpture by Thomas Banks (1789); inscription on base of rock

Reverse

Inscription:

THIS / MEDAL / REPRESENTING SHAKSPEARE BETWEEN / THE DRAMATICK MUSE AND THE GENIUS OF PAINTING / IS RESPECTFULLY PRESENTED TO / THE PERSON / WHOSE NAME IT BEARS / IN GRATEFUL COMMEMORATION OF THE GENEROUS SUPPORT / GIVEN BY THE SUBSCRIBERS / TO THAT GREAT NATIONAL EDITION OF THAT / IMMORTAL POET / BY / I . I. & J. N. BOYDELL. / AND / G. & .W . NICOL. / 1803.

Design:

inscription around, within rays; a harp with olive branch on scroll

Information

Person

William Shakespeare (subject) , Conrad Heinrich Küchler (engraver)

Mint

Soho, Birmingham (Modern)

Dating

1803

Period

Modern

Kind

medal

Metal

silver

Reign

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

38.88

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition collection reference

Acquisition date

6/2019

Source

J. Eric Engstrom

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. Eric Engstrom, 2019.

Acquisition note

J. Eric Engstrom Shakespeare Medal Collection

Edge inscription

JOHN KNILL ESQᴿ.

Source of portrait

Chandos portrait

Country of origin

Great Britain

Reference

BHM : 553

Note:

p. 135

Reference

Ogden, W. S. - 1910 - Shakspere's portraiture: painted, graven, and medallic : 45

Note:

p. 186

Contributors to this coin record

cgallacher