William Dyce ARA (in 1848)
Born 1806 (Circa)
Died 1864 (Circa)
Active: 1830
Country of birth and death: Scotland
Painter, medal designer
Born in Aberdeen, lived in Edinburgh and London
Descriptions of Practice
Listed as medallist Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Coin, Gem, and Seal-Engravers, Mint Masters, &c., Ancient and Modern with References to their Works, B.C. 500 - A.D. 1900, Volume I, 1902 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a painter and medal designer. Lived in Edinburgh from 1830, and in London from 1835. Designer of coins including the florin (in use in 1902), 'originally intended for a Four-Shilling piece', and the 'Reverses [sic] of several of the Art-Union medals'. See Forrer, vol. 1, (1902), p. 489. Forrer lists various sources including Redgrave's 'Dictionary of Artists' and the 'Art Journal' (1860) [summary].
Citing this record
'William Dyce ARA (in 1848)', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1238422269, accessed 23 Sep 2023]
