Reference:5508 Manchester School of Design: Primrose Medal, 1851

Bust of the artist of Raphael, to right. / Three figures, emblematic of the Arts.

By William Wyon. (signed: W.W.  / W. WYON R.A.).

Silver, frosted and glazed. 51 mm.

Condition: Good Extremely Fine

Notes:

A rare and superb medal by William Wyon, contained in its orginal, gilt stamped fitted case of issue.

The medal has been awarded to Henry Clarence Whaite (1828-1912), an English landscape artist and a leading figure in the foundation of both the Royal Cambrian Academy of Arts and the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts.