BUNSEN, PHILIPP CHRISTIAN (Germ.). Mint-master at Arolsen ; was called to fill the same office at Frankfort-on-Main, 1764. His initials appear on the latter city's coinage, in conjunction with those of Neumeister and of the two Hilles, fcetween 1764 and 1790. He had free residence at the Mint, a yearly income of 600 gulden, and a commission on the coins struck. In 1789, he took his third son, John George, as assistant. He died on the 10th February, 1790. Bibliography. — Paul Joseph und Eduard Fellner, Die Münzen vou Frankfurt am Main, 1896.
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
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
BOWER, GEORGE
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 166...
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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 166...
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BOWCHER, FRANK
BOWCHER, FRANK (Brit.). The artistic advance made by the modern French School of Medallists is represented in this country by the work of a young artist of indisputable talent, Mr. Frank Bowcher. He is a clever exponent of the art which Roty, Chaplain, Bottée, Dupuis, and their colleagues have brought in recent years to such perfection . Gifted with an uncommon faculty for creation, a genuine artistic feeling and manipulative dexterity, he knows how to impart to his portraits warmth, expression ...
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BOWCHER, FRANK (Brit.). The artistic advance made by the modern French School of Medallists is represented in this country by the work of a young artist of indisputable talent, Mr. Frank Bowcher. He is a clever exponent of the art which Roty, Chaplain, Bottée, Dupuis, and their colleagues have brought in recent years to such perfection . Gifted with an uncommon faculty for creation, a genuine artistic feeling and manipulative dexterity, he knows how to impart to his portraits warmth, expression ...
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BRAEMT, JOSEPH PIERRE
BRAEMT, JOSEPH PIERRE (Belg.). Medallist and Coin-engraver; born at Ghent in 1796 ; died at Brussels on the 2. December 1864. He studied under Verhulot, Galle and Bosio. One of his first productions of note was the great seal of the Academy of Ghent and a medal commemorating the foundation of this institution. In 1819, he received a pension from the Government ; for a number of years, he filled the post of Chief-engraver at the Brussels Mint. The following medals were engraved by this artist : 1...
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BRAEMT, JOSEPH PIERRE (Belg.). Medallist and Coin-engraver; born at Ghent in 1796 ; died at Brussels on the 2. December 1864. He studied under Verhulot, Galle and Bosio. One of his first productions of note was the great seal of the Academy of Ghent and a medal commemorating the foundation of this institution. In 1819, he received a pension from the Government ; for a number of years, he filled the post of Chief-engraver at the Brussels Mint. The following medals were engraved by this artist : 1...
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BRAKENHAUSEN, FERDINAND
BRAKENHAUSEN, FERDINAND (Germ.). Sculptor and Medallist of Berlin, born in 1835, died in 1895. By this artist are a number of cast Portrait-medallions, in the style of sixteenth century masters : Hermann Dannenberg, and his wife, 1884 ; — Johann Brakenhausen ; — Prince Bismarck; — Landgerichtsrath Hesse; — Warnecke; — Golz; — Von der Mülbe; — Bellermann, painter; — Privy Councillor Hoyer; — Julius Count Oeynhausen ; — Van Moers, 1885 ; — Helene Brakenhausen ; — Portrait of the artist himself, &...
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BRAKENHAUSEN, FERDINAND (Germ.). Sculptor and Medallist of Berlin, born in 1835, died in 1895. By this artist are a number of cast Portrait-medallions, in the style of sixteenth century masters : Hermann Dannenberg, and his wife, 1884 ; — Johann Brakenhausen ; — Prince Bismarck; — Landgerichtsrath Hesse; — Warnecke; — Golz; — Von der Mülbe; — Bellermann, painter; — Privy Councillor Hoyer; — Julius Count Oeynhausen ; — Van Moers, 1885 ; — Helene Brakenhausen ; — Portrait of the artist himself, &...
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