BOWER or BOWERS, GEORGE (Brit.). Medallist, who worked in London from 1650 to 1689, and was appointed in 1664 Engraver to the Royal Mint and Embosser in Ordinary. His death is placed before March 1689- 1690. The following medals were engraved by this artist : Restoration of Charles II., 1660; — Another, R. VIDEO, same subject ; — Marriage of Charles II. and Catherine of Braganza (6 different types) ; — Charles II. and Catherine, 1662, the best of Bower's productions; — Holland, Disputes with 1662 ;— Charles II. and Catherine, 1667 ? " FELICITAS PVBLICA; " — Duchess of Portsmouth, 1673 (illustrated); —Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, 1678 (2 — types); —The Popish Plot, 1678; Duke and Duchess of York, 1680 (2 types) ; —Sir Samuel Morland, Bart., 1681; —Earl of Shaftesbury, 1681 ; — Ambassadors of Morocco and Bantam, 1682; — Duke of Ormond, 1682; — Duke of York wrecked, 1682; — Duke of York, 1682; —The Rye House Plot, 1683 ; — George, Prince of Denmark, and Princess Anne, Marriage, 1683; — Pattern for Irish Halfpenny; — Prudence of James II., 1685 ; — James II. and Mary, 1685; — Another R. FORTES. RADII. SED.BENIGNI. 1685. The Sun (rare); — James II. and the Duchess of Portsmouth, 1685?; — James II., 1685, TVTAMEN AB ALTO; — James II. and Mary, 1685 R. O DIVINI AMBO, &c; — Defeat of the Duke of Monmouth, 1685; — Beheading of the Duke of Monmouth, 1685; — Spanish Wreck recovered, 1687; — Christopher, Duke of Albemarle, 1687; — Archbishop Sancroft and Bishops, 1688 (3 types); — James II. and Mary, 1688, Birth of Prince James ; — Birth of Prince James, 1688 ; — Landing of William ot Orange at Torbay, 5. Nov. 1688; — William and Mary, Restorers of the Church, 1689; — Coronation of William and Mary, 1689 (2 types), &c. His usual signature was G. B. F. Bibliography. — Franks and Grueber, Medallic Illustrations of British History, London, 1885. — Cochran -Patrick, Scottish Medals, Edinburgh, 1884.
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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