ERICH JÄGER. Mint-master at Zerbst, 1622-1625.
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.
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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DUPRÉ, GEORGES
DUPRÉ, GEORGES (French). Contemporary Medallist, born at St Etienne on the 24. October 1869 ; pupil of J. G. Thomas and O. Roty. He studied at the Ecole des Arts industriels of St-Etienne, later under Claudius Marioton, O. Roty and J. G. Thomas. In 1896 he obtained the first Grand Prix de Rome; Medal of the third class at the Salon of 1895 ; Medal of the second class of 1901. M. R. Marx illustrates in "Les Médailleurs contemporains " a beautiful plaque entitled " Meditation ", by him. This medal...
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DUPRÉ, GEORGES (French). Contemporary Medallist, born at St Etienne on the 24. October 1869 ; pupil of J. G. Thomas and O. Roty. He studied at the Ecole des Arts industriels of St-Etienne, later under Claudius Marioton, O. Roty and J. G. Thomas. In 1896 he obtained the first Grand Prix de Rome; Medal of the third class at the Salon of 1895 ; Medal of the second class of 1901. M. R. Marx illustrates in "Les Médailleurs contemporains " a beautiful plaque entitled " Meditation ", by him. This medal...
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DUPRÉ, GIOVANNI
DUPRÉ, GIOVANNI (Ital.). Sculptor of French origin, born at Sienna on the 1st of March, 1817. His father was an intagliatore, or wood-carver, and with him the young artist learnt the first elements of sculpture. Dupré died on the 10th of January, 1882. His principal works are : Abel (in the Pitti Palace); — Allegorical Tazza ; — The Ferrari Monument in San Lorenzo ; — Statue of Sappho ; — The Cavour Monument in Turin ; — Statues of Pope Pius IX., Victor Emanuel II., Raimondo Lullo, and St. Fran...
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DUPRÉ, GIOVANNI (Ital.). Sculptor of French origin, born at Sienna on the 1st of March, 1817. His father was an intagliatore, or wood-carver, and with him the young artist learnt the first elements of sculpture. Dupré died on the 10th of January, 1882. His principal works are : Abel (in the Pitti Palace); — Allegorical Tazza ; — The Ferrari Monument in San Lorenzo ; — Statue of Sappho ; — The Cavour Monument in Turin ; — Statues of Pope Pius IX., Victor Emanuel II., Raimondo Lullo, and St. Fran...
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DUPRÉ, GUILLAUME
DUPRÉ, GUILLAUME (French). Sculptor, Medallist, and Coinengraver, born at Sissonne, near Laon, in 1574, died on the 8th of June, 1647. He married in 1600, Madeleine, the daughter of his master, the sculptor Barthélemy Prieur, who, like him, belonged to the reformed religion. As early as 1597, Henry IV., pleased with the medal representing him as Hercules with Gabrielle d'Estrées on R, gave him the title of Sculptor in ordinary to His Majesty, and Dupré records in the following terms his august p...
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DUPRÉ, GUILLAUME (French). Sculptor, Medallist, and Coinengraver, born at Sissonne, near Laon, in 1574, died on the 8th of June, 1647. He married in 1600, Madeleine, the daughter of his master, the sculptor Barthélemy Prieur, who, like him, belonged to the reformed religion. As early as 1597, Henry IV., pleased with the medal representing him as Hercules with Gabrielle d'Estrées on R, gave him the title of Sculptor in ordinary to His Majesty, and Dupré records in the following terms his august p...
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