BOUCHARDON, EDMOND (French). Painter and Sculptor under Louis XV. Some of his drawings have been copied by the great French gem-engraver Jacques Guay, amongst others his Genius of Poetry, intaglio on a fine light sardonyx; the Rape of Dejaneira also an intaglio, and theTriumph of Fontenoy on a carnelian.Bouchardon was born in 1698, and died at Paris in 1762. He was one of the most noteworthy statuaries of the eighteenth century. It may be of interest to mention that the plates of Mariette's " Treatise on Engraved Stones " were executed by this artist. The Cabinet des Estampes at the Paris Bibliothéque nationale acquired in 1831 a collection of 262 drawings of medals and jetons by Bouchardon ; some of the medals illustrate events of the reign of Louis XV., the jetons are for the Bâtiments du Roi, Parties casuelles, Extraordinaire des guerres, Trésor Royal, Galéres, Marine, &c. Amongst the medals which were engraved by Duvivier and other artists from Bouchardon's designs we may mention : Taking of Menin, 1744; — Taking of Ypres, 1744; — Taking of — Fribourg; Taking of Furnes ; — Taking of Tournay ; — Campaign of the King in Flanders ; — Battle of Fontenoy ; — Marriage of the Dauphin ; — Taking of Brussels; — Flemish Campaign, 1746; — Battle of Raucoux; — Battle of Lanfeldt, 1747; — Preliminaries of Peace, 1748; — Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1748, &c. The principal jetons designed by this artist are : 1738. Apollo holding lyre; legend : Idem rerum moderatur habenas; — 1739. Bee -hive; leg. : Urget praesentia Regis; — 1740. Minerva seated; leg. : Placidas ut revocet artes; — 1741- Female figure extending her arms in the direction of monuments; leg. : In quascumque volet formas; — 1742. Genii; leg. : Labor Omnia Vincit; — 1743. Genius; leg. : Idem semper honos ; — I744, Plumb-line ; leg. : Fortior quo rectior; — 1745- Minerva standing; leg. : Et bellans collit Artes; — 1746 Column; leg. : Pondere i uta suo stat ; — 1747. Minerva holding level; leg. : Consociare amat ; — 1748. Amphion playing the lyre; leg. : Movet arte magistra; — 1749. Minerva and Peace; leg. : Avidae conjungere dextras ; — 1750 .Eagle building nest; leg. : Placidae post fulmina curae; — 1751- Compasses on cut stone; leg : Decusadditur arte ; — 1752. Minerva looking over some plans; leg. : Molitur grandia; — 1753. Sun surrounded by the signs of the Zodiac; leg. : Splendor ab hospite; — 1754- Mars and Peace; — leg. : En tibi; — 1755. Minerva; leg. : Condit quas incolet aedes; — 1756. The Louvre Colonnade; leg. : Mox hoipite digna; — 1757. Minerva seated ; leg. : Utrique intenta; — 1758. Architectural attributes, &c. ; leg. : Et his quoque vincimus armis. Bibliography. — H. Bouchot, Bouchardon, Art, 1893, I p. 214.
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
BINFIELD W.
BINFIELD W. (Brit.): Medallist of the Birmingham school ; he is best known as the Engraver of some pattern coins, which were probably submitted to the Mint authorities. He flourished during the first two decades of the present century. The late Mr. Montagu possessed two examples, in silver and bronze, of his pattern Halfcrown of George IV. ; the obv. presents a very large bust of the King to 1., laureate, with the signature W. BINFIELD F. underneath ; on the reverse is the indication of value 2s...
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BINFIELD W. (Brit.): Medallist of the Birmingham school ; he is best known as the Engraver of some pattern coins, which were probably submitted to the Mint authorities. He flourished during the first two decades of the present century. The late Mr. Montagu possessed two examples, in silver and bronze, of his pattern Halfcrown of George IV. ; the obv. presents a very large bust of the King to 1., laureate, with the signature W. BINFIELD F. underneath ; on the reverse is the indication of value 2s...
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BIRAGO, CLEMENTE
BIRAGO, CLEMENTE (Ital.). Milanese Gem-engraver patronised by Philip II. of Spain. He is praised by his contemporaries for the excellency of his works, amongst which we may mention a portrait of Don Carlos, cut in a diamond, and intended as a present to the Prince's betrothed bride, Anna, daughter of Maximilian II. — and a seal, with the arms of Spain, also engraved on a diamond. He died in 1592. Bibliography. — C. W. King, Antique Gems, London, 1860. — E. Babelon, La gravure en pierres fines, P...
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BIRAGO, CLEMENTE (Ital.). Milanese Gem-engraver patronised by Philip II. of Spain. He is praised by his contemporaries for the excellency of his works, amongst which we may mention a portrait of Don Carlos, cut in a diamond, and intended as a present to the Prince's betrothed bride, Anna, daughter of Maximilian II. — and a seal, with the arms of Spain, also engraved on a diamond. He died in 1592. Bibliography. — C. W. King, Antique Gems, London, 1860. — E. Babelon, La gravure en pierres fines, P...
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BIRCH, CHARLES BELL
BIRCH, CHARLES BELL (Brit.) 1832-1896. A.R. A. had a German training, and introduced a new picturesque element in his " Wood nymph", "Retaliation", " The last Call", and the "Memorial to Lieut. Hamilton, V. C, dying before Kabul"; but neither the vigour nor the individuality of his work influenced his contemporaries to any extent, doubtless on account of the German aspect in it, the outcome of his training" (Encycl. Brit., XXXII, p. 472). He submitted a number of designs for the proposed new coi...
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BIRCH, CHARLES BELL (Brit.) 1832-1896. A.R. A. had a German training, and introduced a new picturesque element in his " Wood nymph", "Retaliation", " The last Call", and the "Memorial to Lieut. Hamilton, V. C, dying before Kabul"; but neither the vigour nor the individuality of his work influenced his contemporaries to any extent, doubtless on account of the German aspect in it, the outcome of his training" (Encycl. Brit., XXXII, p. 472). He submitted a number of designs for the proposed new coi...
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BISSET, JAMES
BISSET, JAMES (Brit.). A Birmingham Die-sinker of the beginning of the nineteenth century. He was born at Perth, in 1762, and died in 1832. Apprenticed at Birmingham to an artist, his name appears in 1785 as a miniature painter, and in 1797 as a fancy painter. "In New Street, Birmingham, he established a museum and shop for the sale of curiosities. " He was also a coiner of medals, and was permitted to use the designation " medallist to his majesty ". On the title-page of one of his books he adv...
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BISSET, JAMES (Brit.). A Birmingham Die-sinker of the beginning of the nineteenth century. He was born at Perth, in 1762, and died in 1832. Apprenticed at Birmingham to an artist, his name appears in 1785 as a miniature painter, and in 1797 as a fancy painter. "In New Street, Birmingham, he established a museum and shop for the sale of curiosities. " He was also a coiner of medals, and was permitted to use the designation " medallist to his majesty ". On the title-page of one of his books he adv...
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