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International Exhibition 1862

Medal
1862 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This medal - a prize medal of the International Exhibition of 1862 with allegorical figures of Britannia receiving the offerings of the Arts and Sciences - is made by L.C. Wyon in 1862.

The medal was given as an example by the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1862.
This is a prize medal with the recipient's name engraved on the edge in capitals.

Leonard Charles Wyon (1826-1891) was the eldest son of William Wyon (1795-1851). Educated in art by his father, he became a skilled engraver. When 16 he already had made several medals, and when 24 he succeeded his father with the title of Modeller and Engraver (1851). He made a great contribution to coinage, which he was particularly trained for by his father.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleInternational Exhibition 1862 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, Prize Medal International Exhibition 1862, by Leonard Charles Wyon, English, 1862
Physical description
This medal depicts on the obverse an allegorical group of Britannia receiving the offerings of the Arts and Sciences and on the reverse a wreath and inscription. Britannia is seated left. Three male figures standing to the right and the British lion crouched in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 7.62cm
Marks and inscriptions
'1862 / LONDINI / HONORIS / CAUSA' (Inscription within laurel wreath at the reverse)
Translation
'[presented] at London because of distinction'
Subjects depicted
Summary
This medal - a prize medal of the International Exhibition of 1862 with allegorical figures of Britannia receiving the offerings of the Arts and Sciences - is made by L.C. Wyon in 1862.

The medal was given as an example by the Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1862.
This is a prize medal with the recipient's name engraved on the edge in capitals.

Leonard Charles Wyon (1826-1891) was the eldest son of William Wyon (1795-1851). Educated in art by his father, he became a skilled engraver. When 16 he already had made several medals, and when 24 he succeeded his father with the title of Modeller and Engraver (1851). He made a great contribution to coinage, which he was particularly trained for by his father.
Associated object
8366-1863 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic references
  • Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1863. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 39
  • Brown, Lawrence. British Historical Medals 1837-1901 - The Reign of Queen Victoria. London: 1987, cat.no. 2747
Collection
Accession number
8367-1863

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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