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{{Short description|British engraver
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Under the influence of Flaxman, a master of [[relief sculpture]], Wyon was a highly visible proponent of the [[Neo-Classicism|Neoclassicist]] vogue.<ref>M. Jones, "The life and work of William Wyon", in ''La medaglia neoclassica in Italia e in Europa : atti del quarto Convegno internazionale di studio sulla storia della medaglia, 20–23 giugno 1981: Palazzo Belgrado/Palazzo del Torso/Aula magna del CISM'', Udine, CIAC libri, 1984, pp. 119–40; as cited [https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/s/silver_frosted_bronze_medal_of.aspx "Silver frosted bronze medal of St. Thomas's Hospital, by William Wyon: The Cheselden Medal", ''British Museum.'' On line.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018122238/http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/s/silver_frosted_bronze_medal_of.aspx |date=18 October 2015 }}</ref>
In 1834 he modelled the head of Princess [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Victoria]], who was 15 years of age at the time. This work was subsequently used for the [http://cdn.collectionsbase.org.uk/gb813/silver_wyon_medal.jpg City Medal] struck in 1837 to celebrate Victoria's first visit to the [[City of London]] after her accession to the throne<ref>[http://www.imagesoftheworld.org/stamps/wyon.htm "Wyon City Medal (1837) and the Penny Black (1840)", ''Images of the World''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509101407/http://www.imagesoftheworld.org/stamps/wyon.htm |date=9 May 2008 }}</ref> and another medal also issued in 1837 commemorating her visit to the [[Guildhall, London|Guildhall]].<ref>
The name of William Wyon is well known among [[coin]] and [[medal]] collectors because of his prodigious output and artistic skill. He designed the second and third effigies of [[George IV of the United Kingdom|George IV]], the effigy of [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] in 1830, working from the bust by [[Sir Francis Chantrey]],<ref>see Carlisle, 'Memoir', quoted below at Biography</ref> and "The Young Head", which graced Victoria's coinage from 1838 to 1860 on the pennies and the rest of the coinage until 1887.<ref>
Wyon's City Medal was the model for the head on the [[Intaglio (printmaking)|line-engraved]] postage stamps of 1840–79, beginning with the [[Penny Black]], the world's first adhesive postage stamp, the [[British embossed postage stamps|embossed stamps of 1847–54]] and the [[postal stationery]] 1841–1901. The primary [[die (manufacturing)|die]] used for the embossed issue was engraved by Wyon; the 1s and 10d stamps have the initials "ww" along with the die number at the base of the neck. His design also influenced the [[surface-printed]] stamps first printed in 1855.<ref>[http://www.imagesoftheworld.org/stamps/stamps.htm "Great Britain Victorian Stamps", ''Images of the World''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321043523/http://imagesoftheworld.org/stamps/stamps.htm |date=21 March 2012 }}</ref>
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[[Category:British stamp designers|Wyon, William]]
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