DONNER, MATHIAS or MATTHÄUS (Germ.). Medallist to the Imperial Court of Vienna, and Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in that city. He was born at Kremnitz in 1699 or 1704, and he died at Vienna, not before 1767. The period of his greatest activity is comprised between 1734 and 1767. Most of his works are signed : DONNER, but on others his signature appears also as : M. D. F..-M. D.-or D. He is the author of the following medals : Empress Elizabeth Christina, consort of Charles VI. ; —Queen Maria Theresia (Gnaden-Medaille) ; — The same as Empress ; — Duke Leopold I. of Lorraine and his consort, Duchess Elizabeth of Orleans, 1739; — Duke Leopold I., alone, 1745 ;— Empress Maria Theresia and consort Francis I,; — Death of Archduke Charles; — Breslau Thaler of 1753; — Philipp Gotthard, Graf von Schaffgotsch ;— Foundation of the " Ritterakademie " at Liegnitz, 1735; — Emmerich, Count Esterhazy, 1738 ;— Inauguration of a Monument on the Hohen-Markt at Vienna, 1732; — Marriage of Francis III. of Lorraine with Maria Theresia, 1736 (sev. var.); — Widowhood of the Empress Elizabeth Christina, 1740 ; — Hungarian Coronation ot Maria Theresia, 1741 ;— Prize Medal of the Academy of Fine Arts of Vienna, 1742; — Bohemian Coronation of Maria Theresia, at Prague, 1743 (sev. var.); — Marriage Medal of the Archduchess Maria Anna with Charles of Lorraine, 1744 ;— Coronation of Francis I. at Frankfort-on-M., 1745; — " Wahlspruchmedaille" of Maria Theresia as Roman Empress, 1745 ;— Academy of Fine Arts, 1745; — The " Elisabethinerkloster " at Linz, 1745 ;— Building of the Theresianum, 1746 ;— Restoration of the Mining Laws in Transsylvania, 1747 ;— The Convent of Minor Friars at Vienna, 1748; — Adolph Philip, Count Losymthal, 1750; — The " Invalides " at Vienna, 1751 ; — Visit of the Empress to the South Hungarian Mines, 1751; — The Patriarchate of Aquileja divided into the Bishoprics of Udine and Görz, 1751 ; — Building of the Military Academy at Wiener-Neustadt, 1751 ; — The new Vienna Mint, 1753 ; — Visit of the Empress to the Mint, 1754; — Various Prize Medals for Assayers, Engravers, etc. ; — Building of the Academy of sciences ; — Death of Count Stahremberg, 1745 ; — Large gold medal (weighing 44 Ducats) on the Amelioration of the Coinage in Transsylvania, 1747; — Others, smaller, in gold, platinum, and silver; — Extension of the Abbey of St. Blasien in the Black Forest (medal struck in honour of Francis von Schechtelein) ; — Prize medal of the Academy of Fine Arts at Vienna; — Coronation medal of Francis I., 1745 ;— Undated medal of Francis I. R. DEO ET IMPERIO ;— Duke Ludwig VIII. of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1745 ;— Medical-Chirurgical Military Academy, Vienna; — Military Hospital, 1751, &c. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Domanig, op. cit. — Paul Joseph u. Ed. Fellner, op. cit. — Ad. Hess, Münzen- und Medaillen-Cabinet des Justizraths Reimmann in Hannover, Frankfurt a. M., 1891-1892.
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
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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DEPAULIS, ALEXIS JOSEPH
DEPAULIS, ALEXIS JOSEPH (French) 1790-1867. Medallist, born at Paris ; pupil of Andrieu and Cartellier ; entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts on the 24th of August, 1813 ; obtained a second-class medal in 1827, and a first class in 1833 ; decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1834. Amongst the numerous medals exhibited by him at the Salon from 1819 to the year of his death, I may note the following : Louis XVIII. ; — Martin Luther, after Holbein ; — Suger; — Ambroise Paré; — Jacques Amyot, 1819; — ...
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DEPAULIS, ALEXIS JOSEPH (French) 1790-1867. Medallist, born at Paris ; pupil of Andrieu and Cartellier ; entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts on the 24th of August, 1813 ; obtained a second-class medal in 1827, and a first class in 1833 ; decorated with the Legion of Honour in 1834. Amongst the numerous medals exhibited by him at the Salon from 1819 to the year of his death, I may note the following : Louis XVIII. ; — Martin Luther, after Holbein ; — Suger; — Ambroise Paré; — Jacques Amyot, 1819; — ...
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DERICK, ANTHONIE
DERICK, ANTHONIE (Brit.). Engraver at the London Mint under Edward VI. (anno 6), and from the second to the eighteenth year of Elizabeth. He is said to have succeeded Robert, on the latter's decease (Harl. MSS. n° 698, folio 51). In the same document, when the name of this engraver reappears under Elizabeth, it is spelt Anthony Derick. During his tenure of office, important alterations were made in the currency, which had become so debased as to give rise to general discontent, which found vent ...
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DERICK, ANTHONIE (Brit.). Engraver at the London Mint under Edward VI. (anno 6), and from the second to the eighteenth year of Elizabeth. He is said to have succeeded Robert, on the latter's decease (Harl. MSS. n° 698, folio 51). In the same document, when the name of this engraver reappears under Elizabeth, it is spelt Anthony Derick. During his tenure of office, important alterations were made in the currency, which had become so debased as to give rise to general discontent, which found vent ...
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