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was elected in 1831 an associate, and in 1838 a full member, of the Royal Academy. In 1835, with the permission of the Govern- ment, he went to Lisbon, and prepared the dies for the Portuguese coinage, and after- wards executed similar commissions for other countries. His coins include those of the latter years of George IV., the coins of William IV., and the early coins of Queen Victoria. He also made several pattern dies of coins, which were not adopted.

He produced many fine medals — the war medals for the Peninsular victories, Tra- falgar, and the Indian medals for Jella- habad and Cabul. His medals for the learned and scientific societies include the Geographical, Geological, Royal Academy,

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Art Union, Royal Institution, and Glasgow University. The Coronation medal of William IV. is also by him, and one of his latest is the medal for the Great Exhi- bition of 1851. In these works, though he usually designed the reverse himself, ne in some instances worked after the design of Flaxman, R.A., Howard, R.A., or Sto- thard, R. A. His coins are simple in their designs, the heads, though idealised, main- tain the likeness, and are well executed. His medals are conceived in a classic spirit, and tastefully finished. He died at Brigh- ton on October 29, 1851. A list of nis works exceeding 203 in number, with a memoir of hira, was printed for private circulation in 1837 by his friend Mr. Nicho- las Carlisle.

YATES, Thomas, Lieut., R. N., amateur. He was the great nephew of Richard Yates, the well-known comedian. In 1782 he entered the Navy. He engraved and pub- lished from his own drawings a set of * Cele- brated Naval Actions/ On some dispute about the possession of a house left him by his uncle, he was shot, and died three days after, August 29, 1796. His widow was the beautiful Mrs. Yates, who played at Covent Garden Theatre, and was celebrated in the character of the Grecian Daughter.

Y E A T E S, Nicholas, engraver. He practised in the reign of Cnarles II. There are portraits by him dated 1669 and 1682, but they are oi little merit.

YENN, John, R.A, architect. Was a pupil of Sir William Chambers, and studied in the schools of the Royal Academy. In 1771 he gained the Academy gold medal for his design for ' A Nobleman's Villa.' He continued for some time as an assistant to Sir W. Chambers, and then entered into practice for himself. He was a frequent contributor to the Academy exhibitions, his designs being chiefly domestic architecture, in wnich he found his principal employment. In 1774 he was elected an associate of the Academy, and in 1791 a full member. He filled the office of Treasurer from 1796 to 1820. In 1803 he was one of the five mem- bers of Council who were suspended, on a question as to their authority, by the Gene- ral Assembly, and was replaced on an ap- peal to the King. He died at an advanced age, March 1, 1821.

YEO, Richard, R.A., medallist and sculptor. He was appointed one of the engravers to the Royal Mint in 1749, and

afterwards principal engraver. His name appears as a member of the Artists' Com- mittee appointed in 1755 to plan the establishment of a Royal Academy, and in 1760 he was a member and exhibitor of the Incorporated Society of Artists, and one of the governing body. On the establishment of the Royal Academy, he was one of the foundation members, and a contributor to the two first exhibitions, sending in 1770 a proof impression of his five-guinea piece. He died December 3, 1779.

YEOMAN,, medallist. He was

one of the engravers of the Mint in the reign of George II.

YOUNG', John, engraver. Practised with great ability in mezzo-tint in the reign of George II., who appointed him his engraver. There is a fine engraving by him of Hannah Snell, dated 1723.

YOUNG, John, engraver. Born in 1755. He was a pupil of J. R. Smith, and was, in 1789, appointed mezzo-tint engraver to the Prince of Wales. In 1794 he exhibited some portraits in mezzo-tint at the Aca- demy. He engraved after Sir William Beechey, Hoare, R.A., Hoppner, R.A., G. H. Morland, R. M. Paye, Zoffany, R.A., West, P.R.A.; also a prize-fight, after Mortimer, A.R.A., one of his best works ; a series of 31 small portraits of the sove- reigns of Turkey ; and, in outline, in 1820 the Grosvenor Gallery, in 1826 the Stafford Gallery, and later the Angerstein Gallery. At the latter part of his life he was hon. secretary to the Artists' Benevolent Fund, and keeper to the British Institution. He died in London, March 7, 1825.

YOUNG, Tobias, landscape painter,

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