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Benjamin Wyon

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1855, Visits of the Emperor of the French and of the King of Sardinia to the Guildhall, London.
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Wyon produced medals, his signatures being "B. Wyon" and "Benj. Wyon". Among them were:
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as the obverse, the diademed head of Queen Victoria, was a reuse of an engraving of
19:(9 January 1802 – 21 November 1858) was a British engraver of seals, and medallist. 126: 122: 73:
On 10 January 1831 Wyon was appointed Chief Engraver of the Seals and made the
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He died in London on 21 November 1858 and is buried on the west side of
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for a medal die of figures. He also gained the silver medal of the
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1821, Visit of George IV to Ireland (obverse only);
54:. He received instruction from his elder brother, 220:Europe in the age of enlightenment and revolution 26:Great Seal of George IV, design by Benjamin Wyon 118:1851, Shakespeare Prize, City of London School; 256:. Vol. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 204:. Vol. 63. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 50:, on 9 January 1802, he was the second son of 8: 141:Seals produced by Wyon include The Seal of 58:, and in 1821 gained the gold medal of the 109:1834, Foundation of City of London School; 174: 115:1849, Opening of London Coal Exchange; 184: 182: 180: 178: 7: 14: 39:Family grave of Benjamin Wyon in 253:Dictionary of National Biography 232: 201:Dictionary of National Biography 103:1831, Opening of London Bridge; 300:19th-century English sculptors 285:People from the City of London 1: 106:1832, Passing of Reform Bill; 66:, for a die with the head of 280:Burials at Highgate Cemetery 112:1842, Pollock Prize Medals; 316: 121:1854/1855, reverse of the 153:Wyon was the father of 56:Thomas Wyon the younger 195:"Wyon, Benjamin"  143:George Augustus Selwyn 43: 27: 52:Thomas Wyon the elder 46:Born in John Street, 38: 25: 159:Alfred Benjamin Wyon 155:Joseph Shepherd Wyon 48:Blackfriars, London 290:English medallists 44: 28: 295:English engravers 86:Highgate Cemetery 41:Highgate Cemetery 307: 257: 236: 235: 206: 205: 197: 186: 133: 315: 314: 310: 309: 308: 306: 305: 304: 260: 259: 246:, ed. (1900). " 242: 233: 215: 210: 209: 188: 187: 176: 171: 151: 129: 94: 60:Society of Arts 33: 12: 11: 5: 313: 311: 303: 302: 297: 292: 287: 282: 277: 272: 262: 261: 248:Wyon, Benjamin 230: 229: 225: 224: 214: 213:External links 211: 208: 207: 192:, ed. (1900). 173: 172: 170: 167: 150: 147: 139: 138: 135: 119: 116: 113: 110: 107: 104: 101: 93: 90: 32: 29: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 312: 301: 298: 296: 293: 291: 288: 286: 283: 281: 278: 276: 273: 271: 268: 267: 265: 258: 255: 254: 249: 245: 240: 239:public domain 227: 226: 222: 221: 217: 216: 212: 203: 202: 196: 191: 185: 183: 181: 179: 175: 168: 166: 164: 160: 156: 148: 146: 144: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 117: 114: 111: 108: 105: 102: 99: 98: 97: 91: 89: 87: 82: 80: 76: 71: 69: 65: 64:Royal Academy 61: 57: 53: 49: 42: 37: 30: 24: 20: 18: 17:Benjamin Wyon 251: 231: 219: 199: 152: 140: 127:William Wyon 123:Crimea Medal 95: 83: 72: 45: 16: 15: 275:1858 deaths 270:1802 births 244:Lee, Sidney 228:Attribution 190:Lee, Sidney 264:Categories 163:Allan Wyon 79:William IV 75:Great Seal 241::  161:, and 149:Family 68:Apollo 169:Notes 92:Works 31:Life 250:". 77:of 266:: 198:. 177:^ 165:. 157:, 131:RA 88:. 81:. 70:. 134:;

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Highgate Cemetery
Blackfriars, London
Thomas Wyon the elder
Thomas Wyon the younger
Society of Arts
Royal Academy
Apollo
Great Seal
William IV
Highgate Cemetery
Crimea Medal
William Wyon
RA
George Augustus Selwyn
Joseph Shepherd Wyon
Alfred Benjamin Wyon
Allan Wyon




Lee, Sidney
"Wyon, Benjamin" 
Dictionary of National Biography
Europe in the age of enlightenment and revolution
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Lee, Sidney
Wyon, Benjamin

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