BOVY, MARC LOUIS (Swiss), 1805-1890. Medallist of Geneva, brother of Antoine Bovy and father of Hugues Bovy ; for a long time head-partner of a die-sinker's establishment, which has produced much good work during the greater part of the nineteenth century, and which still exists under the management of the present owner M. Louis Furet. M. L. Bovy is known as an Engraver only by a few medals, of private character, and better perhaps by his Pattern 2 Franc piece of 1854, which exists in different metals. From 1826 until 1848, the contractor for the coins of Geneva was always a member of the Bovy family. From 1825 to 1833, the contractor was Jean Samuel Bovy ; from 1838 to 1848, Bovy Brothers and Co; while Marc Louis Bovy headed the firm from that date to 1890. Bibliography. — Bull, de la Soc. suisse Num., 1892.
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
BLONDEAU, PIERRE
BLONDEAU, PIERRE (French). Coin-engraver and Medallist of Paris ; inventor of a machine for striking coins and medals. At the request of the Parliament he came to England in Sept. 1649, and in 1656, he obtained a pension of ? 100 a year. He soon afterwards returned to France, to come back at the Restoration, when Charles II. confirmed his grant. He was appointed Provost of the moneyers and engineers at the London Mint to carry out his improvements, which office he held from the 14th, Charles II....
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BLONDEAU, PIERRE (French). Coin-engraver and Medallist of Paris ; inventor of a machine for striking coins and medals. At the request of the Parliament he came to England in Sept. 1649, and in 1656, he obtained a pension of ? 100 a year. He soon afterwards returned to France, to come back at the Restoration, when Charles II. confirmed his grant. He was appointed Provost of the moneyers and engineers at the London Mint to carry out his improvements, which office he held from the 14th, Charles II....
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BLUM, JOHANN
BLUM, JOHANN (Germ.). Medallist, residing at Bremen, where he worked from 1631 to 1660. The Houses of Saxony, Brunswick and Orange employed him largely, and for them he cut a number of commemorative medals. One on the Marriage of William II., Prince of Orange, and Princess Mary, 1641, is interesting to English collectors; two varieties are known. His work bears some resemblance to that of Sebastian Dadler. Among his best medals I would not omit : Portrait of the Swedish General Banner; — Gustavu...
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BLUM, JOHANN (Germ.). Medallist, residing at Bremen, where he worked from 1631 to 1660. The Houses of Saxony, Brunswick and Orange employed him largely, and for them he cut a number of commemorative medals. One on the Marriage of William II., Prince of Orange, and Princess Mary, 1641, is interesting to English collectors; two varieties are known. His work bears some resemblance to that of Sebastian Dadler. Among his best medals I would not omit : Portrait of the Swedish General Banner; — Gustavu...
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BOEHM, JOSEF DANIEL
BOEHM, JOSEF DANIEL (Austr.). Medallist and Mint-engraver of Vienna, during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. He was born in 1794; studied under Pichler and at Rome under Canova and Thorwaldsen. For a number of years he filled the office of Director of the Vienna Mint. Among Boehm's principal medallic works and coin-dies are : Josepha Fodor, Viennese actress, 1825; — Archduke Charles Louis, 1843; — Dedication of the new cathedral at Erlau, 1837; — Enthronization of Ferdinand Maria, ...
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BOEHM, JOSEF DANIEL (Austr.). Medallist and Mint-engraver of Vienna, during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. He was born in 1794; studied under Pichler and at Rome under Canova and Thorwaldsen. For a number of years he filled the office of Director of the Vienna Mint. Among Boehm's principal medallic works and coin-dies are : Josepha Fodor, Viennese actress, 1825; — Archduke Charles Louis, 1843; — Dedication of the new cathedral at Erlau, 1837; — Enthronization of Ferdinand Maria, ...
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BOEHM, SIR JOSEPH EDGAR, BART., R. A.
BOEHM, SIR JOSEPH EDGAR, BART., R. A. (Brit.). Sculptor and Medallist ; born at Vienna, 1834, settled in England after 1862; died Dec. 12, 1890. He was the son of J. D. Boehm, the Medallist and Gem-engraver. The Queen appointed him Sculptor in ordinary in 1881; in 1882, he was made a Royal Academician, and in 1889 was granted a baronetcy. Besides a number of medals, such as those commemorating Thomas Carlyle, 1875 ; — General Charles Richard Fox, the Numismatist, 1862, &c, he prepared the model ...
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BOEHM, SIR JOSEPH EDGAR, BART., R. A. (Brit.). Sculptor and Medallist ; born at Vienna, 1834, settled in England after 1862; died Dec. 12, 1890. He was the son of J. D. Boehm, the Medallist and Gem-engraver. The Queen appointed him Sculptor in ordinary in 1881; in 1882, he was made a Royal Academician, and in 1889 was granted a baronetcy. Besides a number of medals, such as those commemorating Thomas Carlyle, 1875 ; — General Charles Richard Fox, the Numismatist, 1862, &c, he prepared the model ...
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