CHAROIN, FRANCOIS LOUIS (French) 1692-1705. Born at, Paris, Engraver at the Mint of Lyons ; worked later on at Chambéry as a Goldsmith. In 1704 he was accused of having produced false coins, but was acquitted in 1705. Bibliography. — N. Rondot, Let Graveurs de Lyon, 1897.
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
HOFFMANN, JACOB (2.)
HOFFMANN, JACOB (Germ.). Goldsmith of Nuremberg; died in 1564. Neudörffer states that he was an experienced Modeller, but Erman has not met with any medal by him, with the exception perhaps of a portrait of the artist himself, dated 1560, which stands alone in style and cannot be attributed to any of the known Medallists. Blanchet names this artist in his list of Nuremberg six- teenth century Medallists. "Hoffmann", says Bolzenthal, " was highly skilled in carving and casting counterfeits and co...
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HOFFMANN, JACOB (Germ.). Goldsmith of Nuremberg; died in 1564. Neudörffer states that he was an experienced Modeller, but Erman has not met with any medal by him, with the exception perhaps of a portrait of the artist himself, dated 1560, which stands alone in style and cannot be attributed to any of the known Medallists. Blanchet names this artist in his list of Nuremberg six- teenth century Medallists. "Hoffmann", says Bolzenthal, " was highly skilled in carving and casting counterfeits and co...
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HOFFMANN, JOHANN MICHAEL
HOFFMANN, JOHANN MICHAEL (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Vienna, from May 29 1680 to 1733. On a document of 1683 he is styled " kayserl. Siegel und Wappensteinschneider ". By him are the following coins and medals : Thalers and Half Thalers of various dates (Austrian currency); — Medal on the Siege of Vienna by the Turks (3 types); — Medal of 1685 on the War against the Turks ; — Thaler of Prince John Adolph von Schwarzenberg, 1682; — Thaler of Prince Ferdinand William Eusebius of Schwarzenberg, Land...
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HOFFMANN, JOHANN MICHAEL (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Vienna, from May 29 1680 to 1733. On a document of 1683 he is styled " kayserl. Siegel und Wappensteinschneider ". By him are the following coins and medals : Thalers and Half Thalers of various dates (Austrian currency); — Medal on the Siege of Vienna by the Turks (3 types); — Medal of 1685 on the War against the Turks ; — Thaler of Prince John Adolph von Schwarzenberg, 1682; — Thaler of Prince Ferdinand William Eusebius of Schwarzenberg, Land...
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HÖGH, WILHELM P. C.
HÖGH, WILHELM P. C. (Germ.). Ivory-carver, born in Hamburg, 1846 ; came to England, 1866. After having for some time devoted himself to the more commercial side of his art he afterwards, since 1876, applied himself to Miniature-sculpture and Carving of Portraits in ivory. Members of the Royal Family, the Nobility, and several Lord Mayors and City magnates are in possession of some of his most successful Carvings. Among his Statuettes may be mentioned : " Grace Darling "; — " Dick Whittington" ; ...
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HÖGH, WILHELM P. C. (Germ.). Ivory-carver, born in Hamburg, 1846 ; came to England, 1866. After having for some time devoted himself to the more commercial side of his art he afterwards, since 1876, applied himself to Miniature-sculpture and Carving of Portraits in ivory. Members of the Royal Family, the Nobility, and several Lord Mayors and City magnates are in possession of some of his most successful Carvings. Among his Statuettes may be mentioned : " Grace Darling "; — " Dick Whittington" ; ...
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HOHLEISEN, CHRISTIAN
HOHLEISEN, CHRISTIAN (Germ.). Mint-master and Engraver at Augsburg, end of the seventeenth century. His initials occur on coins struck at that Mint, and on Thalers of the Suabian District, issued in 1694 by Prince-Bishop of Constance Marquard Rudolf von Rodt. In 1713 he signed a contract with the town for the restriking of silver to the amount of 100.000 Gulden. His productions are also signed with A between two wimbles. Bibliography. — C. Oesterreicher, Regeslen zu J. Newald's Publicationen, &c...
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HOHLEISEN, CHRISTIAN (Germ.). Mint-master and Engraver at Augsburg, end of the seventeenth century. His initials occur on coins struck at that Mint, and on Thalers of the Suabian District, issued in 1694 by Prince-Bishop of Constance Marquard Rudolf von Rodt. In 1713 he signed a contract with the town for the restriking of silver to the amount of 100.000 Gulden. His productions are also signed with A between two wimbles. Bibliography. — C. Oesterreicher, Regeslen zu J. Newald's Publicationen, &c...
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