DUFAU, JEAN (French). Coin-engraver at the Mint of Bayonne, circa 1696-1700.
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
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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DIEUDONNÉ
DIEUDONNÉ (French). Sculptor and Medallist of the first halt of the nineteenth century. In 1818 he was rewarded with a medal of the Second Class for his medallic portrait of the Duke of Orleans. He is also the author of a medal on the death of the Duke of Berry and of Portrait-pieces of several other contemporary celebrities. In 1848 the artist submitted a pattern 5 Franc piece for the new currency of the Second French Republic. The following are also by him : 1819. The Duke of Orleans ; — 1822....
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DIEUDONNÉ (French). Sculptor and Medallist of the first halt of the nineteenth century. In 1818 he was rewarded with a medal of the Second Class for his medallic portrait of the Duke of Orleans. He is also the author of a medal on the death of the Duke of Berry and of Portrait-pieces of several other contemporary celebrities. In 1848 the artist submitted a pattern 5 Franc piece for the new currency of the Second French Republic. The following are also by him : 1819. The Duke of Orleans ; — 1822....
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