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From:
[Benedetto Pistrucci]
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 March 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0429.6; Reel 1093
Summary:

Notes on the production of the Waterloo Medal, including the quality of medal, the color, and the design. Suggests a forger in Birmingham, John Robinson, be brought in to work on the production.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Benedetto Pistrucci]
Date:
[9 December 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0657; Reel 1089
Summary:

Death of William Wyon necessitated reorganization of Engraving department, which Treasury commissioners have already sanctioned. Sorry that [BP] finds new title objectionable. Hopes that [BP] will not focus on 'painful recollections over which the grave has closed.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Benedetto Pistrucci]
Date:
17] December [1851
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0634; Reel 1089
Summary:

Sorry that [BP] refuses to accept new position in reorganized Engraving department. Admires [BP]'s artistic qualities, but will not reinstate distinction between medallist and engraver.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project