Edward William Wyon
(1811-1885), MedallistArtist associated with 6 portraits
Wyon studied at the Royal Academy schools from 1829, and became a celebrated sculptor, exhibiting at the Royal Academy regularly from 1831 to 1876. Among his commissions were works intended for reproduction by Wedgwood as well as numerous portrait busts.
by Edward William Wyon
wax medallion, 1835
NPG 2681
by Edward William Wyon
wax medallion, 1835
NPG 2680
attributed to Edward William Wyon, after Marianne Leigh Hunt
plaster cast of medallion, based on a work of circa 1836
NPG 2683
by Edward William Wyon
marble bust, circa 1855
NPG 5163
by Charles Henry Mabey, after Edward William Wyon
marble bust, 1897, based on a work of circa 1856
NPG 5079
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
by Edward William Wyon
Wedgwood parian-ware bust, circa 1865
NPG 4508
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