© Wordsworth Trust
Medallion of Robert Southey
Artist: E W Wyon (1811 - 1885)
Location: Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum
Date: 1835
Materials: wax
Dimensions: 6 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £125 (Total: £500)
Vendor: Geoffrey Blake
Review number: 3912 (1993)
Provenance:
Given by the artist to William Wordworth.
Description:
This wax medallion depicts Robert Southey, Poet Laureate from 1813. Wyon has depicted him in the style of a Roman Poet Laureate, giving him a heroic status. The portrait formed a pair with one of William Wordsworth, who succeeded Southey as Poet Laureate.
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