John Wilson
Active: 1824 - 1858
Medallist, gem engraver, line engraver, painter
Works
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Exhibitions, Meetings, Awards and other Events
Exhibited at The International Exhibition, London, 1862
'A Case of Intaglio Gems, with impressions from the same'
Exhibited at The Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts (Summer Exhibition), 1768-
1824 - 1858
Exhibited 23 times (19 times up to 1851), usually one or two works per year.
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 VIII, 1930 Biographical Dictionary of Medallists
Forrer lists numerous medallic works that were exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, between 1824 and 1858. See vol. 8, (1930), p. 279.
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 a medallist, line-engraver, and painter. Forrer notes that 'he appears to have been in business as a Seal-engraver and Die-sinker at 20 Leicester Square, London, and later entered into partnership with William Tassie (about 1827) whom he succeeded in 1840'. Wilson exhibited medallic works and oil paintings at the Royal Academy, London, between 1824 and 1856. See Forrer, vol. 6, (1916), p. 508.
Sources
International exhibition 1862, official catalogue, fine art department
1862
Citing this record
'John Wilson', 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_1241701973, accessed 09 Jun 2023]
