CARL WILHELM DÖLL. Die-sinker at Carlsruhe, 1813-1848.
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
BURCH, EDWARD, R. A.
BURCH, EDWARD, R. A. (Brit.). Sculptor and Gem-engraver of the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century. He was admitted a student to the Academy schools in 1769, after having received some training in St. Martin's Lane. He obtained early notice on account of the great delicacy, truth and finish of his studies. He exhibited at the Academy Exhibitions from 1771 till 1808, sending altogether 86 works. His contributions are described by Redgrave as consisting of models and port...
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BURCH, EDWARD, R. A. (Brit.). Sculptor and Gem-engraver of the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth century. He was admitted a student to the Academy schools in 1769, after having received some training in St. Martin's Lane. He obtained early notice on account of the great delicacy, truth and finish of his studies. He exhibited at the Academy Exhibitions from 1771 till 1808, sending altogether 86 works. His contributions are described by Redgrave as consisting of models and port...
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BUSHELL, THOMAS
BUSHELL, THOMAS (Brit.). Mint-master at Aberystwith and Oxford during the reign of Charles I. " On the 30th of July 1637, a mint was established in the castle of Aberystwith, in the county of Cardigan and principality of Wales, for the purpose of refining and coining the silver drawn from the mines in that principality, the coins to be marked on both sides with the feathers, for a clear difference from other monies. The indenture with Mr. Bushell, master and worker of the Mint, bore the same dat...
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BUSHELL, THOMAS (Brit.). Mint-master at Aberystwith and Oxford during the reign of Charles I. " On the 30th of July 1637, a mint was established in the castle of Aberystwith, in the county of Cardigan and principality of Wales, for the purpose of refining and coining the silver drawn from the mines in that principality, the coins to be marked on both sides with the feathers, for a clear difference from other monies. The indenture with Mr. Bushell, master and worker of the Mint, bore the same dat...
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BYLAER, JAN VAN
BYLAER, JAN VAN (Dutch). Sculptor, and Medallist of Utrecht; he was governor of the Job-Hospital, and his name appears in the list of the Guild of St Luke. His works date between 1622 and 1645. He is the Engraver of medals of Maurice, Prince of Orange, 1624, struck in commemoration of the victories gained in 1624 by the Dutch fleet over that of Spain off Peru and Brazil; — Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Knight of the Garter, 1627; — Conquest of the West Indies by the admirals L'Hermite and W...
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BYLAER, JAN VAN (Dutch). Sculptor, and Medallist of Utrecht; he was governor of the Job-Hospital, and his name appears in the list of the Guild of St Luke. His works date between 1622 and 1645. He is the Engraver of medals of Maurice, Prince of Orange, 1624, struck in commemoration of the victories gained in 1624 by the Dutch fleet over that of Spain off Peru and Brazil; — Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Knight of the Garter, 1627; — Conquest of the West Indies by the admirals L'Hermite and W...
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CAIUS or GAIUS
CAIUS or GAIUS (Roman). A Sirian garnet of the Marlborough Collection, with a very deeply cut full-face head of the dog Sirius, bears on the dog's collar the signature : ?AIOC EMOIEI. Raspe calls this a work of Natter's. King mentions two intagli, formerly in Roger Bacon's cabinet, a jacinth, with Silenus seated playing on the double flute, and a sard, with bust of a girl, her finger on her lips, similarly signed. It is however open to doubt whether this signature is authentic. Bibliography. — C...
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CAIUS or GAIUS (Roman). A Sirian garnet of the Marlborough Collection, with a very deeply cut full-face head of the dog Sirius, bears on the dog's collar the signature : ?AIOC EMOIEI. Raspe calls this a work of Natter's. King mentions two intagli, formerly in Roger Bacon's cabinet, a jacinth, with Silenus seated playing on the double flute, and a sard, with bust of a girl, her finger on her lips, similarly signed. It is however open to doubt whether this signature is authentic. Bibliography. — C...
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