U.Porto Memory
António Soares dos Reis
Prizes and Distinctions
| 1866 | 1st Prize - Sculpture Award at the end of the course at the Porto Academy of Fine Arts, with the plaster sculpture entitled Viriato |
| 1868-1870 | 1st Prize in the course at the École Imperiale et Speciale des Beaux Arts, in Paris |
| 1872 | Academic Merit Award by the Porto Academy of Fine Arts, on 23 December |
| 1875 | Academic Merit Award by the Lisbon Academy of Fine Arts |
| 1878 | Honourable Mention at the Paris Universal Exhibition |
| 1881 | 1st Prize in the Madrid Exhibition; he received a commendation from King Alphonse XII of Spain and earned the distinction of Knight of the Order of Carlos III |
Some Works
| 1866 | Hércules esmagando Anteo e Viriato |
| 1867 | Mercúrio adormecendo Argos ao som da flauta (low relief), submitted to the competition for scholarships abroad |
| A bust of Firmino, submitted to the competition for scholarships abroad | |
| 1868-1870 | Works produced in Paris under the direction of Jouffry |
| 1871-1872 | Sculpture entitled Desterrado, made in Rome |
| 1873 | Cristo Morto, a sculpture offered to the Abbot Santana for the parish church of Mafamude, Vila Nova de Gaia |
| 1874 | Nossa Senhora da Vitória and Anjo decorativo for the Church of Our Lady of Victory, in Porto |
| Artista na Infância | |
| Cabeça de Negro and Carpideira | |
| Bust of the Viscount of Tamandaré | |
| Bust of the Marquis of Herval | |
| 1875 | Saudade |
| 1876 | Bust of Domingos de Almeida Ribeiro |
| Bust of the Count of Ferreira | |
| 1877 | Cristo Agonizante |
| Four models for flower-beds (History, Wealth, Music and Work) | |
| Bust of Emília Pinto Leite | |
| 1878 | Bust of Francisco Pinto Bessa, for the Porto City Council |
| Camões (low relief) | |
| Flor Agreste (bust) | |
| Five drawings for the edition of Os Lusíadas, Imprensa Nacional | |
| 1879 | Mercúrio (statue for a flower-bed) |
| Comércio (statue for a flower-bed) | |
| A Saudade (statue for a flower-bed) | |
| 1880 | S. José and S. Joaquim, two statues in granite for the chapel of Pestanas Palace, Porto |
| 1881 | Filha dos Condes de Almedina, statue completed in 1882 |
| Bust of Joaquim Pinto Leite | |
| Narciso and Morte de Adónis, two works to be submitted to the professorship competition at the Porto Academy of Fine Arts | |
| Bust of the Marquis of Oliveira | |
| Bust of the daughter of Delfim Gomes | |
| 1882 | Two decorative medallions (Comércio and Indústria) for Palácio da Bolsa and O Abandonado for the Bazaar of the Porto Art Centre, the proceedings of which were handed to the widow and daughter of Tomás Soller |
| 1883 | Bust of the Magistrate Almada e Mendonça for the Prado do Repouso Cemetery, Porto |
| 1884 | Bust of Hintze Ribeiro |
| Bust of José Augusto Correia de Barros | |
| 1885 | Medallions of the bride’s grandparents (Diogo José de Macedo and Amélia de Macedo) |
| Medallion of Joaquim Pinho | |
| Medallion of Dr. Fernandes Dourado | |
| 1886 | Félix de Avelar Brotero |
| Medallion of Augusto Cândido Ramos | |
| 1887 | Statue of Afonso Henriques for the city of Guimarães |
| 1888 | Bust of English woman (Mistress Elisa Leech) |
| Bust of actress Emília das Neves | |
| Medallion of Leandro Braga | |
| Medallion of Simões de Almeida | |
| 1889 | Bust of Fontes Pereira de Melo for the headquarters of the Porto Trade Association |
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