DUCASSOU, JACQUES (French). Mint-master at Paris, 1619.
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.
DIERICKZ, CHARLES LOUIS JOSEPH
DIERICKZ, CHARLES LOUIS JOSEPH (French). Director of the Paris Mint, circa 1845 to 1860. Until 1878, the Directors of the French Mints were not state officials but private individuals. Thus we find that Dierickz, whilst filling the post of Director of the Paris Mint, issued in 1845 and 1846, subsidiary silver coins at the Mint of Rouen. From 1840 to 1846, under Louis-Philippe, he held the office of Director of the Mint at Lille, where his distinctive symbol was a retort, whereas in Rouen and Pa...
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DIERICKZ, CHARLES LOUIS JOSEPH (French). Director of the Paris Mint, circa 1845 to 1860. Until 1878, the Directors of the French Mints were not state officials but private individuals. Thus we find that Dierickz, whilst filling the post of Director of the Paris Mint, issued in 1845 and 1846, subsidiary silver coins at the Mint of Rouen. From 1840 to 1846, under Louis-Philippe, he held the office of Director of the Mint at Lille, where his distinctive symbol was a retort, whereas in Rouen and Pa...
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DIESHOECKE, JACOB VAN
DIESHOECKE, JACOB VAN (Dutch). Medallist, 1678-1702. He executed medals of William III. and others, but his works are not very numerous. We may mention the following pieces : Battle of La Hogue, 1692; — Execution of Grandval, 1692; — Louis XIV. returns to Versailles, 1693 ; — Death of Mary, 1694; — Namur retaken, 1605, &c. This artist's Portrait-medals of the celebrated Balthasar Becker, commemorating the Peace of Nymwegen, and Count Melchior von Hatzfeld, are amongst his best productions. There...
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DIESHOECKE, JACOB VAN (Dutch). Medallist, 1678-1702. He executed medals of William III. and others, but his works are not very numerous. We may mention the following pieces : Battle of La Hogue, 1692; — Execution of Grandval, 1692; — Louis XIV. returns to Versailles, 1693 ; — Death of Mary, 1694; — Namur retaken, 1605, &c. This artist's Portrait-medals of the celebrated Balthasar Becker, commemorating the Peace of Nymwegen, and Count Melchior von Hatzfeld, are amongst his best productions. There...
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DIESTEXHE, HUBERT
DIESTEXHE, HUBERT (Belg.). Medallist, born at Liége in 1797. In 1843 he was selected to fill the chair of Professor of engraving at the Académie des Beaux-Arts of that city. The following medals were executed by him : Royal Horticultural Society of Liége, 1844; — Bureau de Bienfaisance, 1844 ; — Jubilee ot St. Martin's Church, 1846; — Study, 1847; ;— Ophthalmic Dispensary, 1847; — L. J. Louis Jamme, Burgomaster of Liége, 1848; — Horticultural Conference at Liége, 1852 ; — Linnaeus (2 var.); &c. ...
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DIESTEXHE, HUBERT (Belg.). Medallist, born at Liége in 1797. In 1843 he was selected to fill the chair of Professor of engraving at the Académie des Beaux-Arts of that city. The following medals were executed by him : Royal Horticultural Society of Liége, 1844; — Bureau de Bienfaisance, 1844 ; — Jubilee ot St. Martin's Church, 1846; — Study, 1847; ;— Ophthalmic Dispensary, 1847; — L. J. Louis Jamme, Burgomaster of Liége, 1848; — Horticultural Conference at Liége, 1852 ; — Linnaeus (2 var.); &c. ...
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DIETZEL, JOHANN JACOB
DIETZEL, JOHANN JACOB (Germ.). Countermaker of Nuremberg, circa 1736. He probably worked between 1710 and 1740. The following medalets or counters bearing Dietzel's signature (I. D. R. Johann Dietzel Rechenpfennigmacher) are of interest to English collectors : Anne, Preservation of the Church ; — Anne R. Four shields, crowned and arranged in the form of across, leg. IOHANN. IACOB.DIETZEL.RECH : COVNTERS (sev. varieties); — George I. similar R. ; — George II. and Queen Caroline ; — George II. (se...
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DIETZEL, JOHANN JACOB (Germ.). Countermaker of Nuremberg, circa 1736. He probably worked between 1710 and 1740. The following medalets or counters bearing Dietzel's signature (I. D. R. Johann Dietzel Rechenpfennigmacher) are of interest to English collectors : Anne, Preservation of the Church ; — Anne R. Four shields, crowned and arranged in the form of across, leg. IOHANN. IACOB.DIETZEL.RECH : COVNTERS (sev. varieties); — George I. similar R. ; — George II. and Queen Caroline ; — George II. (se...
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