John W. Minton Jnr
Born 1850 (Circa)
Active: 1866 - 1892
Country of birth and death: Great Britain
Medallist, sculptor
Born in St. Martin-in the Fields, London. His brother, Thomas B. Minton (born c.1855) was also listed as an engraver in the Census Returns of 1871. John may be the father of John W. Minton (born c.1861) and listed as a 'Die Sinker and Medalist' and living at 5 Durham Street, Lambeth, London [Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901 Class: RG13; Piece: 413; Folio: 8; Page: 8]
Locations
Address 9 Royal Mint London | View on map
1866 (Circa) - 1871 (Circa)
Later addresses include: 6 Worcester Street, SW and 31 Aylesford Street, London [Graves p.261]
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1866 - 1892
Exhibited 7 times, one work (except 1871 when showed three), a mixture of medals and portraits in bronze.
Descriptions of Practice
Listed under Sculptors 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 IV, 1909 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Listed as a 'sculptor of the second half of the nineteenth century'. Produced a series of portrait medals. Forrer lists portrait medals dated 1873 and 1885. See vol. 4, (1909), pp. 92-93.
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
'Engraver'
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871
2004
Class: RG10; Piece: 524; Folio: 40; Page: 2; GSU roll: 823385
Citing this record
'John W. Minton Jnr', 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_1239028280, accessed 20 Sep 2020]
