BIDAU, NICOLAS (French) 1622-1692. Sculptor and Medallist. He signed his works N. BIDAU and BIDAU. Pupil of Claude Warin. This modeller is the author of about twenty Portrait-medallions in lead, or white metal, and bronze. The best known are Camille de Neufville, 1657 ; — Francois de Baglion, comte de La Salle, 1658; — Marie de Persy, comtesse de La Salle, 1658 ; — Hugues André, 1658; — Pierre Bollioud, 1658; — Louis Dugas, 1658; — Pierre Rambaud, 1658 ; — Mme de Champrenard, — Nicolas de Neufville, Governor of Lyons, 1659; — Hugues de Pomey, Provost of the merchants, 1662; — Barthélemy Ferras, 1662; — Dominique de Ponsainpierre, 1662 ; — Jacques Michel, 1662 ; — Romain Thomé, 1662; — Father Dominique Ottoman, 1665 ; — — Marianne Croppet; Louise Paras, &c. Bibliography. — N. Rondot, Nicolas Bidau, Lyon, 1887.
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
BEHAM, BERNHARDT
BEHAM, BERNHARDT (Germ.), 1435-1507. Born at Nuremberg. Mint-master at Hall in Tyrol. There is a medal of Archduke Sigismund of Tyrol, undated, which is supposed to be the work of this artist. It is the oldest German medal known, and was probably a trial piece for the first Guldengroschen (later thalers) issued at Hall. He opened the way in Germany for the Italian school of the Renaissance, and largely contributed to the reform of the coinage of his country, which during his time took such an ar...
[ More about BEHAM, BERNHARDT ]
BEHAM, BERNHARDT (Germ.), 1435-1507. Born at Nuremberg. Mint-master at Hall in Tyrol. There is a medal of Archduke Sigismund of Tyrol, undated, which is supposed to be the work of this artist. It is the oldest German medal known, and was probably a trial piece for the first Guldengroschen (later thalers) issued at Hall. He opened the way in Germany for the Italian school of the Renaissance, and largely contributed to the reform of the coinage of his country, which during his time took such an ar...
[ More about BEHAM, BERNHARDT ]
BÉCHOT, MARC
BÉCHOT, MARC (French), 1520-1557. Pupil of Matteo del Nassaro of Verona, a Medallist in the employ of Francis I. From 1547 till his death, Bechot occupied the post of Engraver-general to the Mints of France. A counter of Francis II., as King of Scotland, 1559, engraved by this artist, mentioned as being rare, finds its place in English collections; other jetons are by him, as those of the Cour des Monnaies, 1552, and of Guillaume Bailly. The Ecus and Testons of 1549 and 1550 with crowned bust of...
[ More about BÉCHOT, MARC ]
BÉCHOT, MARC (French), 1520-1557. Pupil of Matteo del Nassaro of Verona, a Medallist in the employ of Francis I. From 1547 till his death, Bechot occupied the post of Engraver-general to the Mints of France. A counter of Francis II., as King of Scotland, 1559, engraved by this artist, mentioned as being rare, finds its place in English collections; other jetons are by him, as those of the Cour des Monnaies, 1552, and of Guillaume Bailly. The Ecus and Testons of 1549 and 1550 with crowned bust of...
[ More about BÉCHOT, MARC ]
BELIN, JEAN
BELIN, JEAN (Belg.). Engraver of coins at the Mints of Ghent and Bruges under Jean sans Peur, and before him, Philippe le Hardi. He is mentioned between 1403 and 1414. As a reward for his " good and agreeable services", the former Duke presented him in 1414 with a sum of 20 gold écus representing 30 livres of Flanders. It is probable that most of the coins of these two reigns were the work of this artist, who stands foremost amongst his contemporaries in the Netherlands. Bibliography. — Revue be...
[ More about BELIN, JEAN ]
BELIN, JEAN (Belg.). Engraver of coins at the Mints of Ghent and Bruges under Jean sans Peur, and before him, Philippe le Hardi. He is mentioned between 1403 and 1414. As a reward for his " good and agreeable services", the former Duke presented him in 1414 with a sum of 20 gold écus representing 30 livres of Flanders. It is probable that most of the coins of these two reigns were the work of this artist, who stands foremost amongst his contemporaries in the Netherlands. Bibliography. — Revue be...
[ More about BELIN, JEAN ]
BELL, JOHN
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 Tercentena...
[ More about BELL, JOHN ]
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 Tercentena...
[ More about BELL, JOHN ]