Allan Wyon
Born 1843
Died 25 January 1907
Active: 1872 - 1902
Country of birth and death: England
Medallist, engraver, seal engraver
Born in Marylebone, London. Younger brother of Joseph Shepherd Wyon (1836–1873) and Alfred Benjamin Wyon (1837–1884). He joined the firm in 1872. The three brothers followed their father successively as chief engraver of seals. Allan Wyon completed and brought to publication his brother Alfred's 'The Great Seals of England' (1887). He died at his home, 33 Parkhill Road, Hampstead. [see Attwood (2004)]
Locations
Address 287 Regent Street London | View on map
1900 (Circa)
Address 2 Langham Chambers Portland Place London | View on map
1900 (Circa)
(1900) Also recorded at no.3
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1886 - 1902
Exhibited 5 times, one or two medals per year.
Personal and Professional Connections
Daughter/son/child of Benjamin Wyon
See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), pp. 583.
Mother/father/parent of Allan Gairdner Wyon
See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 580.
Sister/sibling of Alfred Benjamin Wyon
See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 579.
Sister/sibling of Joseph Shepherd Wyon
See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 572.
Worked with Alfred Benjamin Wyon
1873 (Circa)
Shortly before the death of his brother Joseph Shepherd Wyon [1836-1873], Allan Wyon entered 'the Die-sinking business, inherited from their father Benjamin [1802-1858], and founded in London by Thomas Wyon senior [1767-1830]' to 'assist' his second brother Alfred Benjamin Wyon. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), pp. 574-579.
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 VI, 1916 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Forrer notes that Wyon joined the business of his brothers Joseph Shepherd and Alfred Benjamin Wyon in 1872. He was succeeded in the business by his son Allan Gairdner Wyon. He was appointed as 'Chief Engraver of Her Majesty's seals on 20th June 1884'. Wyon joined the Numismatic Society, London, in 1885. He was joint author of the 'Great Seals of England' with his brother Alfred Benjamin Wyon. Forrer lists numerous seals and medals that Wyon engraved, or cut the dies for, from c. 1882 to 1899. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), pp. 579-580.
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 VIII, 1930 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Forrer notes that the artist exhibited numerous medallic works at the Royal Academy, London, in 1886, 1890, 1891, 1899 and 1902. See vol. 8, (1930), p. 293.
Listed in Post Office London Directory, 1900 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1900
p.2206
Listed as 'Seal Engraver'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Medallist & Engraver' and an employer
Sources
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 VIII, 1930 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
1930
p. 293 and pp. 298-299.
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
RG13 piece 122 folio 126 page 26
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
2004
Philip Attwood, ‘Wyon family (per. c.1760–1962)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/64499, accessed 5 Feb 2010]
Post Office London Directory, 1900 Post Office/Kelly London Directories
1900
p.2206
Citing this record
'Allan Wyon', 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_1240225182, accessed 08 Jun 2023]
