Beautiful city of William Shakespeare and Gower Memorial garden Stratford-upon-Avon uk 🇬🇧/
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Description
Statue of William Shakespeare seated on the edge of a cruciform chair, his left arm over its back and hand holding a rolled up manuscript. His right forearm rests on his right knee, thumb and index finger together (once holding a bronze quill). His head is angled slightly downwards but his gaze is straight ahead. At his feet are four bronze wreaths.
Directly below these wreaths on the four striking pedestals are four bronze masks with foliage and flowers, each is individually modelled. Two of the masks are tragic and two comic, although they are understated. The masks is symbolic of the character of the additional statue which stands directly in front, and which in turn represents one of four themes:
History:
PRINCE HAL - Henry, Prince of Wales - eldest son of Henry IV; nicknamed 'Hal' or 'Harry', later Henry V of England. Character in the history play Henry IV (Wikipedia).
Mask with English roses and French lilies.