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The Royal Academy of Arts Prize Medal

Medal
ca. 1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This bronze medal depicting the portrait of George V was issued as a Royal Academy of Arts Prize Medal and is made by Sir Thomas Brock, in ca. 1920. It was awarded according to the inscription on the rim to Alice Adrienne Nash for a painting of a figure from the life.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Royal Academy of Arts Prize Medal (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, The Royal Academy of Arts Prize Medal, by Sir Thomas Brock, English, ca. 1920
Physical description
Obverse: George V head to left. Inscription.
Reverse: Classical carved torso on plinth with Parthenon in background. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GEORGIVS V D:G:REX ET IMP:PATRONVS.' [signed] 'T. BROCK. R.A.' (obverse)
  • 'STUDY THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS INSTITVTED MDCCLXVIII' (reverse)
  • 'ALICE ADRIENNE NASH, FOR A PAINTING OF A FIGURE FROM THE LIFE. DEC. 9. 1911' (on rim)
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1978.
Subjects depicted
Summary
This bronze medal depicting the portrait of George V was issued as a Royal Academy of Arts Prize Medal and is made by Sir Thomas Brock, in ca. 1920. It was awarded according to the inscription on the rim to Alice Adrienne Nash for a painting of a figure from the life.
Collection
Accession number
A.140-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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