DOMENICO GRITTI. Mint-master at Cattaro, 1526- 1527.
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
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
DELOYE, JEAN BAPTISTE GUSTAVE
DELOYE, JEAN BAPTISTE GUSTAVE (French). Contemporary French Sculptor and Medallist, born at Sedan (Ardennes), 30 April 1838, died in February 1899. Pupil of Jouffroy, Lemaire, and Dantan. A cast bronze Portrait-medallion of the Princess of Wales was exhibited by him at the New Gallery, London, 1888, in a case containing others of his works. R. Marx, in his " Médailleurs contemporains " illustrates six medals by Deloye, one of the finest being that bearing the portrait of Princess Galatro. With R...
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DELOYE, JEAN BAPTISTE GUSTAVE (French). Contemporary French Sculptor and Medallist, born at Sedan (Ardennes), 30 April 1838, died in February 1899. Pupil of Jouffroy, Lemaire, and Dantan. A cast bronze Portrait-medallion of the Princess of Wales was exhibited by him at the New Gallery, London, 1888, in a case containing others of his works. R. Marx, in his " Médailleurs contemporains " illustrates six medals by Deloye, one of the finest being that bearing the portrait of Princess Galatro. With R...
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DELPECH, JEAN MARIE
DELPECH, JEAN MARIE (French). Contemporary Medallist, born at Banios (Hautes-Pyrénées), and pupil of Thomas, Chaplain, and Alphée Dubois. He has obtained the Second Prix de Rome, and has also been rewarded with a medal at the Salon des Beaux-Arts of Paris. He is the author of the following medals : H. M. Queen Victoria ; — Montant, deputy ; — Beethoven (a most artistic piece of work); — Horticulture (1899); — Armed Peace; — Study; — Music ; — Idyl ; — Horticultural Society of Paris Prize Medal ;...
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DELPECH, JEAN MARIE (French). Contemporary Medallist, born at Banios (Hautes-Pyrénées), and pupil of Thomas, Chaplain, and Alphée Dubois. He has obtained the Second Prix de Rome, and has also been rewarded with a medal at the Salon des Beaux-Arts of Paris. He is the author of the following medals : H. M. Queen Victoria ; — Montant, deputy ; — Beethoven (a most artistic piece of work); — Horticulture (1899); — Armed Peace; — Study; — Music ; — Idyl ; — Horticultural Society of Paris Prize Medal ;...
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DENHOLME OF WESTHEILLS, SIR WILLIAM
DENHOLME OF WESTHEILLS, SIR WILLIAM (Scot.). Master of the Mint at Edinburgh, under William III., 1694-1702. His name appears on documents quoted by Burns and Cochran-Patrick in connection with a proposal he made, following the proclamation of the 12th July 1695, by which the rates of the silver coins were to be raised, that the altered values should be placed upon the coins. This proposal was rejected. During Denholme's tenure of office, the following denominations of coins were issued at the E...
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DENHOLME OF WESTHEILLS, SIR WILLIAM (Scot.). Master of the Mint at Edinburgh, under William III., 1694-1702. His name appears on documents quoted by Burns and Cochran-Patrick in connection with a proposal he made, following the proclamation of the 12th July 1695, by which the rates of the silver coins were to be raised, that the altered values should be placed upon the coins. This proposal was rejected. During Denholme's tenure of office, the following denominations of coins were issued at the E...
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DENON, DOMINIQUE VIVANT
DENON, DOMINIQUE VIVANT (French). Medallist, Engraver, Draughtsman, Archaeologist, and Writer, born at Chalon-sur-Saône on the 4th of January, 1747, died at Paris on the 27th of April, 1825. He was a member of the Institut de France, associate of the Academy of Dijon, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Orders of Saint-Anne of Russia and of the Crown of Bavaria, and held in succession the posts of diplomatist, and public administrator. He took part in the expedition to Egypt under the...
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DENON, DOMINIQUE VIVANT (French). Medallist, Engraver, Draughtsman, Archaeologist, and Writer, born at Chalon-sur-Saône on the 4th of January, 1747, died at Paris on the 27th of April, 1825. He was a member of the Institut de France, associate of the Academy of Dijon, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Orders of Saint-Anne of Russia and of the Crown of Bavaria, and held in succession the posts of diplomatist, and public administrator. He took part in the expedition to Egypt under the...
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