CHAMPENY, GEORGE FRANCIS (Amer.). Die-sinker who invented various patents to prevent imitations of modern coins. He travelled all over the continent in 1875, but met with little success.
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
HOECKNER, JOHANN WILHELM
HOECKNER, JOHANN WILHELM (Germ.). Medallist of Dresden, and Engraver at the Mint, in the early part of the eighteenth cen- tury, circa 1702-173 3. His issues are mostly signedl. W. H. He worked for the Royal Court of Poland and Ducal House of Saxony under Augustus the Strong. Amnion attributes to him a medal of Count von Beichlingen, dated 1702, on which he has read the signature : I. W. HÖGENER. Bolzenthal remarks that this artist was the founder of a family of engravers, but Dr Erbstein mentio...
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HOECKNER, JOHANN WILHELM (Germ.). Medallist of Dresden, and Engraver at the Mint, in the early part of the eighteenth cen- tury, circa 1702-173 3. His issues are mostly signedl. W. H. He worked for the Royal Court of Poland and Ducal House of Saxony under Augustus the Strong. Amnion attributes to him a medal of Count von Beichlingen, dated 1702, on which he has read the signature : I. W. HÖGENER. Bolzenthal remarks that this artist was the founder of a family of engravers, but Dr Erbstein mentio...
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HOECKNER, KARL WILHELM (2.)
HOECKNER, KARL WILHELM (Germ.). Medallist and Gemengraver of Dresden, born in 1749, died in 1820. His signature HOE. or HOE. F. occurs on some of his productions. He learned the art of die-sinking with his father, of the same name, but only practised it as a hobby, as by profession he was a musician, and never worked at the Mint. His signature HOECKNER F. occurs on a medal of C. J. Goetz, numismatist of Dresden, 1816; on another of Leopold II., Frederick William, and Frederick Augustus, Treaty o...
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HOECKNER, KARL WILHELM (Germ.). Medallist and Gemengraver of Dresden, born in 1749, died in 1820. His signature HOE. or HOE. F. occurs on some of his productions. He learned the art of die-sinking with his father, of the same name, but only practised it as a hobby, as by profession he was a musician, and never worked at the Mint. His signature HOECKNER F. occurs on a medal of C. J. Goetz, numismatist of Dresden, 1816; on another of Leopold II., Frederick William, and Frederick Augustus, Treaty o...
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HOEFER, or HÖFER, CARL
HOEFER, or HÖFER, CARL (Bohem.). Die-sinker of the first half of the nineteenth century, who resided at Prague. His signature C. HOEFER F. occurs on several religious badges and medals : Pil- grim's Badge of Albendorf ; — Commemorative Medal of the Karlsbad mineral springs; — Pilgrim's Badge of "Heiliger Berg"; — Another, of Mariaschein ; — Imitation Shekel in tin ; — Medalet with head of Christ, ECCE HOMO; — Discovery of the Töplitzsprings in Bohemia; — Pilgrim's Badge of Warta, &c. Bibliograph...
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HOEFER, or HÖFER, CARL (Bohem.). Die-sinker of the first half of the nineteenth century, who resided at Prague. His signature C. HOEFER F. occurs on several religious badges and medals : Pil- grim's Badge of Albendorf ; — Commemorative Medal of the Karlsbad mineral springs; — Pilgrim's Badge of "Heiliger Berg"; — Another, of Mariaschein ; — Imitation Shekel in tin ; — Medalet with head of Christ, ECCE HOMO; — Discovery of the Töplitzsprings in Bohemia; — Pilgrim's Badge of Warta, &c. Bibliograph...
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HOFFMANN, GEORG FRANZ
HOFFMANN, GEORG FRANZ (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Breslau ; brother of the Viennese Medallist Joh. Mich. Hoffmann, and father of Carl Conrad H. He worked at Oppeln, Brieg and Breslau. His initials G. H. occur on the Breslau Thalers of 1709 (Schulthess 413) and on numerous coins of Leopold I. (Schulthess 369, 370, 374). The period of his activity as an Engraver is comprised between circa 1660 and 1710. I have met with his signature G F H on a 1666 Thaler of Christian, Duke of Silesia-Liegnitz ; an...
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HOFFMANN, GEORG FRANZ (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Breslau ; brother of the Viennese Medallist Joh. Mich. Hoffmann, and father of Carl Conrad H. He worked at Oppeln, Brieg and Breslau. His initials G. H. occur on the Breslau Thalers of 1709 (Schulthess 413) and on numerous coins of Leopold I. (Schulthess 369, 370, 374). The period of his activity as an Engraver is comprised between circa 1660 and 1710. I have met with his signature G F H on a 1666 Thaler of Christian, Duke of Silesia-Liegnitz ; an...
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