Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan, white metal medal, , 1790, draped bust of Sheridan three-quarters facing, R. B. SHERIDAN ESQ. MP, rev. branches of laurel and palm, RESISTLESS/ WIT WHOSE/ POINTED DART/ PIERCES CORRUPTI-/ -ONS DASTARD/ HEART, 35 mm (BHM 346; DH 216). Some minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine and rare. £Sold
Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816), dramatist and politician. For his parliamentary career he was best remembered for his oratory, particularly during the impeachment of Warren Hastings. His most notable plays are “School for Scandal” and “The Rivals”.
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