BOWES, SIR MARTIN (Brit.). Master of the London Mint under Henry VIII., anni 34-35, and first year of Edward VI.
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
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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BOELGAR, HUBERT VAN
BOELGAR, HUBERT VAN (Belg.). Jeweller and Seal-engraver; worked for the Abbey of Grand Bigard, near Brussels. He is mentioned from 1497 to 1500, and is the author of a seal of Marguerite de Douvrin, who succeeded Philippa Smols as Abbess. He also engraved her arms on plate, and in Feb. 1500, repaired her ring. His son, Arnould, followed the same trade ; in some accounts of 1501-1502, his name appears as having cut a small seal in silver by order of the Abbess. Bibliography. — A. Pinchart, Les Mé...
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BOELGAR, HUBERT VAN (Belg.). Jeweller and Seal-engraver; worked for the Abbey of Grand Bigard, near Brussels. He is mentioned from 1497 to 1500, and is the author of a seal of Marguerite de Douvrin, who succeeded Philippa Smols as Abbess. He also engraved her arms on plate, and in Feb. 1500, repaired her ring. His son, Arnould, followed the same trade ; in some accounts of 1501-1502, his name appears as having cut a small seal in silver by order of the Abbess. Bibliography. — A. Pinchart, Les Mé...
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