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THOMAS WYON (1792—1817)

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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 879 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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THOMAS See also:WYON (1792—1817)  , See also:English medallist, was See also:born at See also:Birmingham . He was apprenticed to his See also:father, the See also:chief engraver of the See also:king's See also:seals, and studied in the See also:schools of the Royal See also:Academy, See also:London, where he gained See also:silver medals in both the See also:antique and the See also:life class; he also obtained a See also:gold See also:medal from the Society of Arts . He was appointed probationary engraver to the See also:mint in 1811, and soon after engraved his medal commemorative of the See also:peace, and his See also:Manchester See also:Pitt medal . In 1815 he was appointed chief engraver to the mint . His younger See also:brother, See also:Benjamin See also:Wyon (1802—1858), his nephews, See also:Joseph Shepherd Wyon (1836—1873) and See also:Alfred Benjamin Wyon (1837—1884), and his See also:cousin, See also:William Wyon (179 1851), were also distinguished medallists .

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