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Lord Byron

Medal
1824 (made)
Artist/Maker
Mudie, James (medallist)
Faulkner, B.R (medallist)
Place of origin
England (made)

This medal representing a bust of Lord Byron is made by the two medallists James Mudie and B.R. Faulkner, in England, probably in 1824. George Gordon Byron, 6th Lord Byron of Rochdale (1788-1824), states that this medal was struck to commemorate his death, but this is not clear from the medal itself.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Myths & Legends
Portraits
Sculpture
Object type
Medal
TitleLord Byron (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, bust of Lord Byron, by James Mudie and B.R. Faulkner, English, probably 1824
Physical description
Obverse: a draped bust of Lord Byron, facing left, inscribed.
Reverse: Apollo stands on a mountain in a thunderstorm, playing the lyre. Inscription.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 5.06cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GEORGE GORDON LORD BYRON' [signed] 'MUDIE D.' [and] 'FAULKNER.F' (obverse)
  • 'BRON JAN.22.1788' [signed] 'MUDIE D.' [and] 'FAULKNER.F' (reverse)
Object history
Given by Professor J. Hull Grundy and Mrs. Ann Hull Grundy, in 1978.
Historical context
George Gordon Byron, 6th Lord Byron of Rochdale (1788-1824), states that this medal was struck to commemorate his death, but this is not clear from the medal itself.
Production
probably 1824
Subjects depicted
Bust
Mountain
Thunderstorm
Lyre
Byron, Lord
Apollo
Summary
This medal representing a bust of Lord Byron is made by the two medallists James Mudie and B.R. Faulkner, in England, probably in 1824. George Gordon Byron, 6th Lord Byron of Rochdale (1788-1824), states that this medal was struck to commemorate his death, but this is not clear from the medal itself.
Bibliographic reference
Brown, Lawrence. British Historical Medals 1760-1960, Vol I, The Accession of George III to the Death of William IV, London, 1980, cat. no. 1225
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.143-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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