Peter Wyon (1767-1822) was an engraver of

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s and

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s. He was born into a family who had a long tradition of dye-engraving. He was the son of George Wyon, as well as the brother of

Thomas Wyon Thomas Wyon the Younger (179222/23 September 1817) was an English medallist and chief engraver at the Royal Mint. Life Wyon was born in Birmingham. He was apprenticed to his father, Thomas Wyon (1767–1830), the chief engraver of the King's seal ...

, with whom he went into business for a short time. Both his nephew,

, and his son,

William Wyon William Wyon (Birmingham 1795 – 29 October 1851), was official chief engraver at the Royal Mint from 1828 until his death. Biography Wyon was born in Birmingham and, in 1809, was apprenticed to his father, Peter Wyon who was an engraver a ...

, held the position of Chief Engraver at the

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. After his brother went to

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, Wyon remained working in

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ...

. Wyon worked for the manufacturer and business man,

Matthew Boulton Matthew Boulton (; 3 September 172817 August 1809) was an English manufacturer and business partner of Scottish engineer James Watt. In the final quarter of the 18th century, the partnership installed hundreds of Boulton & Watt steam engine ...

(1728-1809) in

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. He was associated with the

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists or RBSA is an art society, based in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, England, where it owns and operates an art gallery, the RBSA Gallery, on Brook Street, just off St Paul's Square. It is both a re ...

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1797 births 1822 deaths Members and Associates of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists British engravers {{UK-artist-stub