Relief Tiles, HSBC Bank, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
- Constructed: 1883
Mosaic in coloured tiles showing William Shakespeare, found on the facade of HSBC bank in Stratford-upon-Avon. The portrait is flanked by bas relief illustrations showing a number of famous scenes from his plays.
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History
From far left the scenes represent: 1. King Lear, and his fool being driven out into the storm. 2. Hamlet, Act V, Sc. II, confronting Gertrude and Claudius with the poisoned cup. 3. Macbeth, the three witches. 4. Othello, and the murdered Desdemona. 5. As You Like It, a scene in the forest of Arden. 6. Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act V, Sc. IV, from left Valentine, Silvia, Proteus, and Julia. 7. A Midsummer Night’s Dream, ‘Bottom, thou art translated’. 8.Twelfth Night, Act III, Sc. IV, Viola and Sir Andrew Aguecheek nearly come to blows. 9. Coriolanus, with Virgilia and Volumnia. 10. (Above main entrance) The Merchant of Venice, the casket scene. 11. Anthony and Cleopatra, Act IV, Sc. IV. 12. Henry V, ‘Once more into the breach’. 13. Richard II, Act III, Sc. III, Bolingbrook kneels to Richard before Flint Castle. The Bishop of Carlisle is in attendance. 14. King John, Act IV, Sc. IIII, the death of Prince Arthur. 15. Richard III, Act I, Sc. II, Gloucester asks Anne Neville to kill him.
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Relief portrait
