Beschreibung:

A complete series of the Art Union of London medals in copper, viz: Sir Joshua Reynolds 1845, by A.J. Stothard, 58mm (BHM 2207; E 1399; Beaulah 2); Sir Francis Chantrey, 1846, by W. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2227; E 1381; B 1); Sir Christopher Wren 1846, by B. Wyon, 58mm (BHM 2232; E 1411; B 3); William Hogarth 1848, by L.C. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2302; E 1427; B 4); Inigo Jones 1849, by C.F. Carter, 54mm (BHM 2348; E 1437; B 5); John Flaxman 1854, by H. Weigall, 56mm (BHM 2530; E 1479; B 6); William Wyon 1854, by L.C. Wyon, 56mm (BHM 2535; E 1480; B 7); Sir John Vanbrugh 1855, by B. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2572; E 1500; B 8); William Chambers 1857, by B. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2596; E 1516; B 9); Thomas Banks 1858, by L.C. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2633; E 1523; B 10); Thomas Gainsborough 1859, by E. Ortner, 55mm (BHM 2653; E 1529; B 11); Thomas Lawrence 1860, by G.G. Adams, 56mm (BHM 2676; E 1539; B 12); Sir David Wilkie 1861, by L.C. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2704; E 1549; B 13); Sir Charles Barry 1862, by L. and J. Wiener, 60mm (BHM 2712; E 1558; B 14); John Bacon 1864, by J.S. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2797; E 1573; B 15); Benjamin West 1866, by W. Wilson, 55mm (BHM 2862; E 1589; B 16); William Dyce 1867, by G.G. Adams, 57mm (BHM 2873; E 1594; B 17); Sir Richard Westmacott 1868, by L.C. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2894; E 1600; B 18); Charles Leslie 1870, by A.B. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2911; E 1608; B 19); William Etty 1872, by G.G. Adams, 57mm (BHM 2938; E 1621; B 20); John Gibson 1874, by J.S. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 2982; E 1636; B 21); David Roberts 1875, by G.T. Morgan, 56mm (BHM 3016; E 1649; B 22); John Turner 1876, by L.C. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 3030; E 1655; B 23); William Mulready 1877, by G.G. Adams, 55mm (BHM 3037; E 1657; B 24); 3047; E 1659; B 25); Daniel Maclise 1878, by A.B. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 3047; E 1659; B 25); David Cox 1879, by G.T. Morgan, 57mm (BHM 3053; E 1666; B 26); Thomas Stothard 1880, by L.C. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 3080; E 1672; B 27); Edward Baily, 1882, by A.B. Wyon, 55mm (BHM 3115; E 1691; B 28); Sir Gilbert Scott, 1884, by G.G. Adams, 57mm (BHM 3170; E 1709; B 29); Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, unsigned [by Sir A. Gilbert], 63mm (BHM 3246; E 1735; B 30) [30]. Wilkie with two light scratches on obverse and Maclise a trifle spotted, otherwise all extremely fine and better, many virtually as struck, a most attractive and carefully assembled set (£1,200-1,500) Footnote Turner medal only illustrated. The planning of a series of medals by the Art Union of London dated back to 1842. The first medal in the series was intended to commemorate Sir Francis Chantrey (1781-1841) and to be issued in 1845, but a problem with dies cracking in the hardening process delayed its production until 1846. In its stead the Joshua Reynolds medal became the first in the series to be issued to subscribers from April 1845. Only 40 struck of the last. Sold with an offprint of the article by G.K. Beaulah, ‘The Medals of the Art Union of London’, reprinted from BNJ 1967