COCKERELL, S. PEPYS (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor, and author of some Portrait-medallions, as that of the Earl of Carlisle, and others. He is praised for delicacy in execution and accuracy in copying nature.
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
CARNIOL
CARNIOL (Roum.). Medal-engraver, residing at Bucharest. He executed a commemorative medal of the fiftieth anniversary of Roumanian independence. It represents on obv. a portrait of king Carol I., and the R. resembles the official medal of the provisional government of 1848 ; the inscription reads EPOCA DELIBERATII ROMANIEI II Junie 1848 - EPOCA CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI 11. Junie 1898. Only twelve specimens were struck, one of which, in gold, was presented to the king. Another medal by him commem...
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CARNIOL (Roum.). Medal-engraver, residing at Bucharest. He executed a commemorative medal of the fiftieth anniversary of Roumanian independence. It represents on obv. a portrait of king Carol I., and the R. resembles the official medal of the provisional government of 1848 ; the inscription reads EPOCA DELIBERATII ROMANIEI II Junie 1848 - EPOCA CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI 11. Junie 1898. Only twelve specimens were struck, one of which, in gold, was presented to the king. Another medal by him commem...
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CAROTO, GIOVAN FRANCESCO
CAROTO, GIOVAN FRANCESCO (ltal.). 1470-1546. Veronese Medallist and Painter, who worked at the court of Monferrato, during the first four decades of the sixteenth century. He died in 1546. A medal of Bonifacio Pal?ologo, Marquis of Monferrato, 1518, with portrait, bears his signature F. CAROTO OP. Four years previously Caroto had been painting frescoes at Monferrato Castle. Bibliography. — Armand, op. cit. — Bolzcnthal, op.cit. — Alex. Wesme, Giovan Francesco Caroto, Archivio storico dell' Arte,...
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CAROTO, GIOVAN FRANCESCO (ltal.). 1470-1546. Veronese Medallist and Painter, who worked at the court of Monferrato, during the first four decades of the sixteenth century. He died in 1546. A medal of Bonifacio Pal?ologo, Marquis of Monferrato, 1518, with portrait, bears his signature F. CAROTO OP. Four years previously Caroto had been painting frescoes at Monferrato Castle. Bibliography. — Armand, op. cit. — Bolzcnthal, op.cit. — Alex. Wesme, Giovan Francesco Caroto, Archivio storico dell' Arte,...
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CARPEAUX, JEAN BAPTISTE
CARPEAUX, JEAN BAPTISTE (French). Sculptor and Medallist; pupil of Albert de Pujol, Rude, and Duret ; born at Valenciennes (Nord), 11th May, 1827; entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1844 ; died at Paris, 12th October, 1875. As a medallist, he produced some fine work. R. Marx in Les Médailleurs francais illustrates his medallion of La Comtesse de J..., executed in the style of David d'Angers, and mentions four others, which were greatly admired at the 1889 Paris Exhibition : Mme Defly; — The Pri...
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CARPEAUX, JEAN BAPTISTE (French). Sculptor and Medallist; pupil of Albert de Pujol, Rude, and Duret ; born at Valenciennes (Nord), 11th May, 1827; entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1844 ; died at Paris, 12th October, 1875. As a medallist, he produced some fine work. R. Marx in Les Médailleurs francais illustrates his medallion of La Comtesse de J..., executed in the style of David d'Angers, and mentions four others, which were greatly admired at the 1889 Paris Exhibition : Mme Defly; — The Pri...
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CARPENTIER, GHISLAIN
CARPENTIER, GHISLAIN (Belg.). Goldsmith and Seal-engraver of Tournai, mentioned between 1382 and 1400. He was employed to engrave the seal of Louis de Mile, for Artois, on the death of the governing Princess, Marguerite, in 1382. In 1400 his name appears again for having executed dies, &c. An impression of one of his seals is preserved at Lille, and exhibits extremely fine work. BIBLIOGRAPHY. — Alex. Pinchart, Biographie des graveurs belges, Revue belge de numismatique, 1861. — Lecoy de la March...
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CARPENTIER, GHISLAIN (Belg.). Goldsmith and Seal-engraver of Tournai, mentioned between 1382 and 1400. He was employed to engrave the seal of Louis de Mile, for Artois, on the death of the governing Princess, Marguerite, in 1382. In 1400 his name appears again for having executed dies, &c. An impression of one of his seals is preserved at Lille, and exhibits extremely fine work. BIBLIOGRAPHY. — Alex. Pinchart, Biographie des graveurs belges, Revue belge de numismatique, 1861. — Lecoy de la March...
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