DORDONI, ANTONIO (ltal.). Gem-engraver of Bussetto, in the Dukedom of Parma, died at Rome in 1584, at the age of 56. He attained great celebrity on account of his beautiful productions, none of which have however come down to us, unless the following, described by Raspe, are really by him : Temple of Diana of Ephesus ; — and others, representing various Temples (Raspe, Tassie Gems, nos 8029-35). Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Babelon, op. cit. — P. J. Mariette, Traité des pierres gravées, &c.
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
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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DERNBACH, BERNHARD
DERNBACH, BERNHARD (Genu.). Warden of the Mint of Frankfort on Main, 1452-54. He coined Tournois, Englische, and Hellers, also Half Hellers or Hälblings. On some of these coins appears which Rüppel has taken to be the initial of Dernbach ; it really stands for Conrad von Weinsberg, Mint-master, as the following record from a document of 1432 proves beyond doubt : " Conrat herre zu Winsperg... möge Stempel schneiden lassen...Bibliography. — Paul Joseph u. Ed. Fellner, Die Münzen von Frankfurt am...
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DERNBACH, BERNHARD (Genu.). Warden of the Mint of Frankfort on Main, 1452-54. He coined Tournois, Englische, and Hellers, also Half Hellers or Hälblings. On some of these coins appears which Rüppel has taken to be the initial of Dernbach ; it really stands for Conrad von Weinsberg, Mint-master, as the following record from a document of 1432 proves beyond doubt : " Conrat herre zu Winsperg... möge Stempel schneiden lassen...Bibliography. — Paul Joseph u. Ed. Fellner, Die Münzen von Frankfurt am...
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