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- 1 2 Flynn, Brendan (2014). RBSA: A Place for Art: The story of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. Liverpool: Callprint. pp. 52, 24.
- ↑ "Biography for Peter Wyon". Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Kenyon, Ronald W. "Medallist William Wyon". John 'Mad Jack' Fuller. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Milano, Carlo. "The talent and the temperament". The Royal Mint Museum. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ↑ Carlisle, Nicholas; Wyon, William (1837). A memoir of the life and works of William Wyon. Oxford: W Nichol. p. 36.
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