BELL, JOHN (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor, born in Norfolk in 1811. He exhibited as early as 1832 a beautiful statue at the Royal Academy : The Maid at the Brook, which was followed by such works as The Last Kiss, the Star of Bethlehem, Andromeda, the statues of Lord Falkland and Horace Walpole, the Wellington Monument at the Guildhall, Group of the United States, the Prince Albert Monument, the Crimean Monument in Waterloo Place, &c. He designed a medal struck in commemoration of the Tercentenary Festival of the birth of Shakespeare held in 1864. Bibliography. — Franks and Grueber, Medallic Illustrations, &c, I, 213.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
BARBER, CHARLES E.
BARBER, CHARLES E. (Amer.). Sixth Engraver to the United States Mint at Philadelphia. He was a son of William Barber, and was born in London, in 1840. "He was appointed an assistant in 1869 and became the official head by promotion in 1880, to fill the vacancy caused by his father's death. The appointment was not unmerited. Mr. Barber's five-cent piece is a successful venture in very low relief. His handiwork is more or less visible in all the principal medals executed since 1869. Since his appo...
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BARBER, CHARLES E. (Amer.). Sixth Engraver to the United States Mint at Philadelphia. He was a son of William Barber, and was born in London, in 1840. "He was appointed an assistant in 1869 and became the official head by promotion in 1880, to fill the vacancy caused by his father's death. The appointment was not unmerited. Mr. Barber's five-cent piece is a successful venture in very low relief. His handiwork is more or less visible in all the principal medals executed since 1869. Since his appo...
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BARBER, J.
BARBER, J. (Brit.). Engraver of a very rare medal of Sir Charles Napier, in 1841. Another, on the Pacification of Europe, in 1814, was executed by him in conjunction with T. Wyon ; the portrait of George, Prince-Regent, which appears on this medal in high relief is due to him, and is certainly an admirable piece of work. There is a medal commemorating the coronation of Queen Victoria, 1838, by this engraver; the work is however very poor. The Portrait-medal of Geo. Walter, the great Railway Cham...
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BARBER, J. (Brit.). Engraver of a very rare medal of Sir Charles Napier, in 1841. Another, on the Pacification of Europe, in 1814, was executed by him in conjunction with T. Wyon ; the portrait of George, Prince-Regent, which appears on this medal in high relief is due to him, and is certainly an admirable piece of work. There is a medal commemorating the coronation of Queen Victoria, 1838, by this engraver; the work is however very poor. The Portrait-medal of Geo. Walter, the great Railway Cham...
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BARBER, WILLIAM
BARBER, WILLIAM (Amer.). Fifth Engraver to the United States Mint, born in London, May 2, 1807. On the death of Mr. Longacre, he was appointed Engraver to the Philadelphia Mint, in January, 1869, having been employed there in the capacity of Assistant, since 1865. He died on August 31st, 1879. “Besides much original work on pattern coins, he also produced over forty medals, public and private. The work on all of them was creditable, but we may specify those of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz; — Ritt...
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BARBER, WILLIAM (Amer.). Fifth Engraver to the United States Mint, born in London, May 2, 1807. On the death of Mr. Longacre, he was appointed Engraver to the Philadelphia Mint, in January, 1869, having been employed there in the capacity of Assistant, since 1865. He died on August 31st, 1879. “Besides much original work on pattern coins, he also produced over forty medals, public and private. The work on all of them was creditable, but we may specify those of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz; — Ritt...
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BARBET, ADRIEN
BARBET, ADRIEN (French). Sculptor and Gem-engraver, born at Paris, on the 9th of September 1832. He is the author of the following cut stones : 1864. Steeple-chase, agate-onyx cameo; — 1865, Ajax, cameo, in carnelian ; — Portrait of M. L. O., intaglio, in carnelian ; — 1866. Dancing, and Music, camei ; — 1867. Steeplechase, medal; — Landscape, cameo, in agate-onyx; — 1869. Terpsichore, cameo, in sardonyx; — 1877. Cincinnatus, sardonyx; — Portrait of M. G. S.; — 1878. Mucius Scaevola; — Minerva; ...
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BARBET, ADRIEN (French). Sculptor and Gem-engraver, born at Paris, on the 9th of September 1832. He is the author of the following cut stones : 1864. Steeple-chase, agate-onyx cameo; — 1865, Ajax, cameo, in carnelian ; — Portrait of M. L. O., intaglio, in carnelian ; — 1866. Dancing, and Music, camei ; — 1867. Steeplechase, medal; — Landscape, cameo, in agate-onyx; — 1869. Terpsichore, cameo, in sardonyx; — 1877. Cincinnatus, sardonyx; — Portrait of M. G. S.; — 1878. Mucius Scaevola; — Minerva; ...
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