Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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Queen Victoria, Her 24th Birthday Commemorated, white metal medal, 1843, by Leonard C. Wyon (1826-1891), and signed LEONARD. C. WYON. AETATIS. 16. 1843., crowned bust of the Queen l., her hair tied up, VICTORIA REGINA, rev. legend in 5 lines, SERA IN COELUM REDEAS / DIUQUELAETA INTERSIS / POPULO. / MAII XXIV / MDCCCXLIII, 48.5mm. (Attwood, Hard at Work, p. 58, Fig. 38; BHM.2088; Grant -), obverse very fine, reverse nearly so, though somewhat marked, exceedingly rare
The portrait, whilst copied from his father William's famous medal for the Queen's visit to the Guildhall in 1838 (BHM.1775), is an amazingly confident achievement for a 16 year old. Brown lists the medal as R2, however he lists only a single specimen, that in the British Museum.
Philip Attwood, Hard at Work, The Diary of Leonard Wyon, 1853-1867, London, 2014
(250-350 GBP)
The portrait, whilst copied from his father William's famous medal for the Queen's visit to the Guildhall in 1838 (BHM.1775), is an amazingly confident achievement for a 16 year old. Brown lists the medal as R2, however he lists only a single specimen, that in the British Museum.
Philip Attwood, Hard at Work, The Diary of Leonard Wyon, 1853-1867, London, 2014
(250-350 GBP)