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The Shelley Memorial is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable sculptures in Oxford, and its idealised (and slightly androgynous) depiction of the drowned Shelley washed ashore never fails to fascinate and disturb.
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Memorial to the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) at University College, Oxford, the college that he briefly attended and from which he was expelled for writing a pamphlet on "The Necessity of Atheism".
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Apr 7, 2007 · Percy Bysshe Shelley. University College, Oxford. The Shelley Memorial and (top right at Christchurch Abbey) Percy Bysshe Shelley was born in 1792 in Sussex and came from a prominent family being the son of the MP for Horsham.
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Dec 5, 2022 · Then and Now: Shelley and the Saint. In this latest of a series of features showcasing images from Univ’s history contrasted to their modern photographic equivalents, we venture back a mere 25 years to a time when the iceman cometh….
The Shelley Memorial is a memorial to the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822) at University College, Oxford, England, the college that he briefly attended and from which he was expelled for writing the 1811 pamphlet "The Necessity of Atheism".
Shelley Memorial, University College, Oxford. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Shelley Memorial. Memorial to the English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley memorial at University College Oxford in England (2014) Upload media. Wikipedia. Instance of. sculpture.
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Mar 27, 2020 · Description: This object is a striking marble and bronze sculptural ensemble commemorating Percy Bysshe Shelley and displayed since 1893 at University College, Oxford, from which the poet had been expelled in 1811. Commissioned in 1890 by Lady Jane Shelley, the widow of Percy’s and Mary’s son Percy Florence—the only one of their children ...