Stephen Matthews
Senior Portrait Engraver and Engraving Manager @De La Rue
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WORK HISTORY
Senior Portrait Engraver and Engraving Manager @De La Rue
EDUCATION
Reading College
City and Guilds AutoCad 2D
London Art School - Kennington
Life drawing and Portrait
SKILLS
ABOUT STEPHEN MATTHEWS
SC ClearedI joined DLR in 1990 as an Apprentice Banknote Engraver. I’m trained as a traditional Engraver, learning to etch and cut into steel. After completing 4 years learning to etch & engrave Vignettes I went on to train for another 4 years as a Portrait Engraver, again cutting into steel by hand.I have created over 80 portraits & countless vignettes, on steel, drawn and digitally. Each piece carries the knowledge learnt from my experienced teacher, stays true to traditional engraving techniques, whilst being created compatible for todays printing processes.A selection of my work can be found below, along with the following IBNS banknote of the year nominations. 2025Falkland Islands 5 pounds ft, portrait of King CharlesBelize 100 dollars ft, portrait of George Cadle PriceLibya 20 Dinar bk, Al-Ateeq mosque in Oujlah. Bhutan 500-Ngultrum, King portrait and multiple Litho elements 2024Bank of England £50 ft, portrait of King Charles & portrait of Alan Turing.Bermuda 5 ft, King Charles profile & Blue Marlin vignette.(IBNS winning note)ECCB 50 ft & bk. Drawn detail for both portraits. 2023Samoa 60 Tala commemorative, portrait of Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Samoa\'s first female Prime Minister.ECCB 2 ft. Image of Viv Richards.(IBNS winning note)Tonga 10 Pa\'anga, ft, Portrait.2022Sierra Leone 20 ft. Portrait of Constance Cummings. Pakistan, 75 Rupee ft, 4 Portraits. 2021Bank of England £50, bk, portrait of Alan Turing.RBS 50, ft, portrait of Flora Stevenson. Kazakhstan Tenge, bk, portrait of President Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev.2020Bank of England £20, bk, portrait of J W M TurnerRBS 20, ft, portrait of Kate Cranston. Bangladesh 200 Taka ft & bk portraits. Fiji 50 Dollar, bk, litho vignette of children. Qatar 500 Riyal, bk vignette - Ship2019Samoa 10 Tala bk, full Vignette of children. 2017RBS 10 ft, portrait of Mary Somerville. 2016Bahrain 20 Bahraini Dinar ft, portrait.Bahamas 10 Dollars bk, flamingos. Maldives Rufiyaa ft.2015Cape Verde Escudos ft, Portrait. Tonga 50 Pa\'anga ft, Portrait. 2012 Jersey 100 Pounds ft, portrait of Queen Elizabeth 11RBS 10 Pounds bk, portrait of the Queen Elizabeth 11. 2011 South Sudan 100 Pounds, ft, portrait 2010 Gibraltar £50 bk, vignette. Hong Kong Dollars - Lion, ft. 2009Jamaica Dollars, ft, portrait. Armenia 100 Dram, ft, portraitBotswana 200 Pula - Children & teacher. 2005 - RBS £5 - Jack Nicklaus. Specialties: Portraiture & figure work.
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