DIETELBACH, G. A. (Germ.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century ; he resided at Munich from 1830 to 1837, when he moved to Stuttgart. His signature appears on Prize-medals, &c, as
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
DAVISON, ALEXANDER
DAVISON, ALEXANDER (Brit.). The issuer of a medal, engraved by Küchler, on the Victory of the Nile, 1798 ; it bears a Portraitmedallion of Nelson, and was granted to all those who partook in the engagement. The following extract from Tancred may prove of interest in connection with the issue of this medal : " The Battle of the Nile, which took place on the first and second of August, 1798, was one of Nelson's greatest victories. The Navy Gold Medal was given to the admirals and to captains who c...
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DAVISON, ALEXANDER (Brit.). The issuer of a medal, engraved by Küchler, on the Victory of the Nile, 1798 ; it bears a Portraitmedallion of Nelson, and was granted to all those who partook in the engagement. The following extract from Tancred may prove of interest in connection with the issue of this medal : " The Battle of the Nile, which took place on the first and second of August, 1798, was one of Nelson's greatest victories. The Navy Gold Medal was given to the admirals and to captains who c...
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DAWBENEY, GILES, LORD
DAWBENEY, GILES, LORD (Brit.). Mint-master at London, in conjunction with Bartholomew Rede, goldsmith, from the 1st to the 5th years of Henry VII. In the first year of that reign, " they were appointed joint masters and workers of the Mint, to coin pieces of the same description as had been coined under Edward IV. ; and in 1489 the same persons, Sir Giles having now become Lord Dawbeney, were ordered to make a new money of gold according to the print and form of a piece of lead annexed to the Le...
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DAWBENEY, GILES, LORD (Brit.). Mint-master at London, in conjunction with Bartholomew Rede, goldsmith, from the 1st to the 5th years of Henry VII. In the first year of that reign, " they were appointed joint masters and workers of the Mint, to coin pieces of the same description as had been coined under Edward IV. ; and in 1489 the same persons, Sir Giles having now become Lord Dawbeney, were ordered to make a new money of gold according to the print and form of a piece of lead annexed to the Le...
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DE SAULLES, GEORGE WILLIAM
DE SAULLES, GEORGE WILLIAM (Brit.). Late Chief-engraver at the Royal Mint, London ; born 1862; died July 21st, 1903. This talented Engraver " began his art training at an early age at the Birmingham School of Art, where, under the able tuition of the master, Mr. Taylor, whose influence he was al ways pleased to acknowledge, he studied some years, winning several prizes and a scholarship, which he could not follow up in consequence of being apprenticed to Mr. Wilcox, die-sinker, of Birmingham, wi...
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DE SAULLES, GEORGE WILLIAM (Brit.). Late Chief-engraver at the Royal Mint, London ; born 1862; died July 21st, 1903. This talented Engraver " began his art training at an early age at the Birmingham School of Art, where, under the able tuition of the master, Mr. Taylor, whose influence he was al ways pleased to acknowledge, he studied some years, winning several prizes and a scholarship, which he could not follow up in consequence of being apprenticed to Mr. Wilcox, die-sinker, of Birmingham, wi...
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DECOURCELLE, LOUIS ÉDOUARD
DECOURCELLE, LOUIS ÉDOUARD (French). Sculptor, and Die-sinker, born at Paris, 12th March, 1819. He engraved medals on the Promulgation of the Constitution, 12. November 1848, and to commemorate the National Guards of the Departments, &c. The following are also by this artist : Portrait of M. D***, 1851 ; - Mlle P. D***, 1852; — Mme Ed. D***, 1855; — Bronze medal of the Insurance Company La Transatlantique, 1861; — Prize Medal of Chimay College; — Mme L.C***, 1865 ; — M. E. D***, 1866; — M. E. Ad...
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DECOURCELLE, LOUIS ÉDOUARD (French). Sculptor, and Die-sinker, born at Paris, 12th March, 1819. He engraved medals on the Promulgation of the Constitution, 12. November 1848, and to commemorate the National Guards of the Departments, &c. The following are also by this artist : Portrait of M. D***, 1851 ; - Mlle P. D***, 1852; — Mme Ed. D***, 1855; — Bronze medal of the Insurance Company La Transatlantique, 1861; — Prize Medal of Chimay College; — Mme L.C***, 1865 ; — M. E. D***, 1866; — M. E. Ad...
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