ERICSSON, JOHAN EDVARD (Swed). Die-sinker at Stockholm, between 1845 and 1875. The Thomsen Medal Collection contain ed the following medals engraved by this artist : Charles XV. and Louise; — Prize for Music (2 var.); — Jubilee of S' Laurentius' Cathedral, 1845, &c. Hildebrand describes the following : Corona- tion of King Charles XV. and Queen Louise, i860; — Stockholm Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1867 ; — Second Centenary of Lund Uni- versity, 1868; — Royal Military Academy of Goteborg, 1866; — Portrait-medal of Charles XV. &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
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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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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