Thomas Wyon the elder (1767–1830) of the
Wyon family was an English engraver of
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s, who became Chief Engraver of the Seals.
Life
He was the eldest of the four sons of
George Wyon, an engraver. Around 1796, he went into business in
Birmingham
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with his brother
Peter
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, father of
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 ...
, as a general die-engraver. They resided at Lionel Street in 1797.
Wyon engraved many dies for
tokens, especially part of the
Coventry
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series of buildings. From 1800 he carried on business in London, and on 30 September 1816 was appointed Chief Engraver of the Seals. He died on 18 October 1830 in Nassau Street, London.
Personal life
Wyon was the father of
Thomas Wyon the younger,
Benjamin Wyon, and Edward William Wyon the sculptor.
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1767 births
1830 deaths
English businesspeople
English engravers
People from Birmingham, West Midlands