Henry Wyon
Born 1834
Died 1856
Active: 1855 - 1856
Country of birth and death: Great Britain
Die-sinker, medallist
Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1855 - 1856
Exhibited two works in 1855 and one in 1856 (dies and medals).
Personal and Professional Connections
Daughter/son/child of James Wyon
See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 572.
Employee of Benjamin Wyon
Henry worked as a die-sinker under Benjamin Wyon. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 572 and p. 587.
Sister/sibling of George William Wyon
See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 572.
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
Listed as the elder son of James Wyon (1804-1868) and worked as a Die Sinker under Benjamin Wyon (1803-1858). Forrer notes that the artist's signature appears on two versions of a medal produced for the Licensed Victuallers' School, 1856. Forrer gives W. J. Hocking, 'Royal Mint Museum Catalogue', vol. 2, p. 245 and 256 as a source. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 587.
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 an impression from an unfinished die for a seal and a design for a medal at the Royal Academy, London, in 1855 and a medal in 1856. See vol. 8, (1930), p. 296.
Citing this record
'Henry 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_1240237870, accessed 10 Jun 2023]
