Engraver and medallist. Born Birmingham, his father Thomas also being an engraver as were a number of other (male, obviously) members of his family such as Edward Wyon, his brother. Chief engraver at the Royal Mint. Died near Hastings.
World of Coins reprints an article on the Wyon dynasty.
This section lists the memorials created by the subject on this page:
Thomas Wyon
The Fitzwilliam Museum has a page showing an original medal and: "The victory...
Sculptor. Born in the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Much admired in his day, his work can be seen at St Paul's and at Westminster Abbey. In 1729, leaving a tavern at Christmas, he slipped and ...
Born in London. His piano-making father named him after Handel. Married briefly to Ellen Terry, many years his junior. 1886 married Mary Tytler. The statue 'Physical Energy' in Hyde Park is his. Le...
Sculptor Born Castleford, Yorkshire. For his work at 55 Broadway see Ornamental Passions and for a little-known piece from 1953, on the Time-Life building in Bond Street see Ornamental Passions. 2...
The United States' first statewide historic preservation group. In 2009, it shortened its name to Preservation Virginia. Owns sites across Virginia including Historic Jamestowne, located at Jamesto...
Friday Street used to extend much further north, meeting Cheapside just to the east of Gutter Lane. At this northern end its route has been approximately followed by the north-south shopping mall t...
Kuti is a Trinity Laban alumnus. This plaque was first placed outside this block of buildings, beside a door on College Way, which is whe...
Air Chief Marshal. Born New Zealand. Working in the NZ merchant navy when WW1 came along. Volunteered first for the NZ navy but transferred and worked for a time in the British army. On being w...
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