Reference:4282 Great Exhibition: Prize Medal Awarded to George Shadbolt, Pioneer in Microscopic Photography, 1851

Conjoined busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, to left.

Industry confers wreath on Labour.

Edge inscribed: G. SHADBOLT CLASSS X PRIZE MEDAL OF THE EXHIBITION.

By William Wyon / Leonard Charles Wyon.

Bronze. 77 mm.

Condition: Extremely Fine

Notes:

George Shadbolt (1817–1901), was a pioneer in aspects of micro-photogrpahy, whose work can be found in various museums and public institutions, including the National Gallery of Art, Washington.