ENGELHART, JOHANN REINHOLD (Pol.). Die-sinker and Medallist of the seventeenth century. He occupied the post of Mint-master in Sweden before 1689, and afterwards resided at Breslau, where he produced a number of inferior works. A medal commemorating the Fortification of Breslau, in 1693, is signed I.E. and ascribed to him. In 1696 he was accused of forging old thalers for collectors, and retired to Stettin, where he died in 1713. By him are also : Wadislaus IV. of Poland (fully signed; — Siege of Vienna, 1683 ; — Numerous historical medals; — Kaspar Neumann, 1697; — Charles XII. of Sweden, 1697; — Copenhagen bombarded, 1700; — War between Sweden and Denmark, 1700-1701 (sev. types); — Stralsund Luther Medal, 1700, &c. Bibliography. — Friedensburg, Studien zur schlesischen Medaillenkunde, 1696. — Hildebrand, op. cit.
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.
DUPÉAGE, AMPHÉLISE
DUPÉAGE, AMPHÉLISE (French) 1340-1359. Wife of Péronnet L'Amoureux, inherited at the death of her relative, Jean de Rochetaillée, the office of Engraver of the coin-dies of the church of Lyons (magisterium et prepositura, magisterium et sculptura ferrorum monete Lugdunensis). She bequeathed the office to her son Guyonnet L'Amoureux, who was confirmed in his post by the Archbishop and Chapter in 1359, 1366 and 1372. Bibliography. — Natalis Rondot, Les graveurs de monnaies d Lyon, Mâcon, 1897....
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DUPÉAGE, AMPHÉLISE (French) 1340-1359. Wife of Péronnet L'Amoureux, inherited at the death of her relative, Jean de Rochetaillée, the office of Engraver of the coin-dies of the church of Lyons (magisterium et prepositura, magisterium et sculptura ferrorum monete Lugdunensis). She bequeathed the office to her son Guyonnet L'Amoureux, who was confirmed in his post by the Archbishop and Chapter in 1359, 1366 and 1372. Bibliography. — Natalis Rondot, Les graveurs de monnaies d Lyon, Mâcon, 1897....
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DUPEYRAT, JEAN BAPTISTE BARTHÉLEMY
DUPEYRAT, JEAN BAPTISTE BARTHÉLEMY (French), "born at Paris, July 8th, 1759, made in 1804 several experiments in coining. A medal engraved by Brenet, with laureate head of Napoleon on obv. and on R. the inscription : MOYEN DE MULTIPLIER LES CARRÉS PAR DUPEYRAT PRÉSENTÉ A L'AD. DES MONNAIES . L' AN XII. "The object of these experiments was to obtain the four following advantages in the fabrication of coins and medals : 1st, Perfect similarity between all the dies produced by one original matrix; ...
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DUPEYRAT, JEAN BAPTISTE BARTHÉLEMY (French), "born at Paris, July 8th, 1759, made in 1804 several experiments in coining. A medal engraved by Brenet, with laureate head of Napoleon on obv. and on R. the inscription : MOYEN DE MULTIPLIER LES CARRÉS PAR DUPEYRAT PRÉSENTÉ A L'AD. DES MONNAIES . L' AN XII. "The object of these experiments was to obtain the four following advantages in the fabrication of coins and medals : 1st, Perfect similarity between all the dies produced by one original matrix; ...
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DUPRÉ, ABRAHAM
DUPRÉ, ABRAHAM (French). Son of the celebrated Medallist, Guillaume Dupré; was born in 1604; succeeded his father as “Contrôleur général des Effigies des Monnaies" in 1639, gunfounder to Victor Amadeus I. of Savoy, died in 1647, leaving a son, under age, from whose guardian Jean Varin purchased the office of Comptroller. Abraham Dupré is the author of a number of chased Portrait-medallions, which have formerly been attributed to his father. One of his earliest productions, dated 1624, is the Por...
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DUPRÉ, ABRAHAM (French). Son of the celebrated Medallist, Guillaume Dupré; was born in 1604; succeeded his father as “Contrôleur général des Effigies des Monnaies" in 1639, gunfounder to Victor Amadeus I. of Savoy, died in 1647, leaving a son, under age, from whose guardian Jean Varin purchased the office of Comptroller. Abraham Dupré is the author of a number of chased Portrait-medallions, which have formerly been attributed to his father. One of his earliest productions, dated 1624, is the Por...
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DUPRÉ, AUGUSTIN
DUPRÉ, AUGUSTIN (French). Goldsmith, Medallist, and Engravergeneral of the Coins under the First French Republic. He was born on the 6th of October, 1748, at St-Etienne, where he entered, quite young, the manufactory of arms, devoting his leisure hours to the study of chasing and sculpture. At the age of twenty, he left his native town and came to Paris, after making a short stay at Lyons. In the capital, he first worked for an armourer, and obtaining the patronage of the Spanish Ambassador, sta...
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DUPRÉ, AUGUSTIN (French). Goldsmith, Medallist, and Engravergeneral of the Coins under the First French Republic. He was born on the 6th of October, 1748, at St-Etienne, where he entered, quite young, the manufactory of arms, devoting his leisure hours to the study of chasing and sculpture. At the age of twenty, he left his native town and came to Paris, after making a short stay at Lyons. In the capital, he first worked for an armourer, and obtaining the patronage of the Spanish Ambassador, sta...
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