CARL BECKER. Die-sinker of Offenbach ; the celebrated forger of ancient coins, † 1830.
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
BUNSEN, JOHANN GEORG
BUNSEN, JOHANN GEORG (Germ.). Third son of Philipp Christian Bunsen; he was born on the 14th June 1766 at Frankfort and died there, 14th January 1833. He joined his father at the Frankfort Mint in 1789, and on the latter's death, was elected Mint-master, 2nd March 1790, with the title of Münzrat (Mint counsellor). The Frankfort currency, between 1790 and 1825, bears his initials, sometimes alone, or in conjunction with those of Johann Heinrich Hille or Johann Georg Hille. The bust on the coin of...
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BUNSEN, JOHANN GEORG (Germ.). Third son of Philipp Christian Bunsen; he was born on the 14th June 1766 at Frankfort and died there, 14th January 1833. He joined his father at the Frankfort Mint in 1789, and on the latter's death, was elected Mint-master, 2nd March 1790, with the title of Münzrat (Mint counsellor). The Frankfort currency, between 1790 and 1825, bears his initials, sometimes alone, or in conjunction with those of Johann Heinrich Hille or Johann Georg Hille. The bust on the coin of...
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BUNSEN, PHILIPP CHRISTIAN
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 Fe...
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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 Fe...
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BUONAROTTI, MICHELANGELO
BUONAROTTI, MICHELANGELO (Ital.). Sculptor, Painter, Architect and Poet, born at Castel Caprese, near Arezzo in Tuscany, on the 16th of March 1475, died in his eighty-ninth year at Rome, on the 17th of February, 1564. He was the greatest artist of the Renaissance period, and Lorenzo the Magnificent, his celebrated patron, is said to have often consulted him before purchasing antique gems and coins. Michelangelo's title to figure amongst medallists is supported by a Portrait-medallion of himself,...
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BUONAROTTI, MICHELANGELO (Ital.). Sculptor, Painter, Architect and Poet, born at Castel Caprese, near Arezzo in Tuscany, on the 16th of March 1475, died in his eighty-ninth year at Rome, on the 17th of February, 1564. He was the greatest artist of the Renaissance period, and Lorenzo the Magnificent, his celebrated patron, is said to have often consulted him before purchasing antique gems and coins. Michelangelo's title to figure amongst medallists is supported by a Portrait-medallion of himself,...
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BURDY, HENRI AUGUSTE
BURDY, HENRI AUGUSTE (French). Medallist, Sculptor, and Gemengraver ; pupil of Oudiné ; born at Grenoble in 1843. He entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1863, in which year he gained the second prize of the Concours pour Rome for his medal representing Bacchus giving a panther to drink. His best known productions are : Portrait-medallion of Dr A. Guillaume, 1865; — Julius Caesar ; — Dog on his master's tomb ; — Portrait-medallion of M. Vaubourseix, which was exhibited at the Salon of 1867; — Gen...
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BURDY, HENRI AUGUSTE (French). Medallist, Sculptor, and Gemengraver ; pupil of Oudiné ; born at Grenoble in 1843. He entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1863, in which year he gained the second prize of the Concours pour Rome for his medal representing Bacchus giving a panther to drink. His best known productions are : Portrait-medallion of Dr A. Guillaume, 1865; — Julius Caesar ; — Dog on his master's tomb ; — Portrait-medallion of M. Vaubourseix, which was exhibited at the Salon of 1867; — Gen...
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