FACHE, RENÉ (French). Sculptor, born at Douai (Nord) on the 23rd of November, 1816. He was a pupil of David d' Angers. Several bronze Portrait-medallions were exhibited by him at the Paris Salons during the seventies : M. Pirot; — M. G*** ; — M. A. de Saint-O**; — Dr Gellex; — M. Moreau ; — M. Murex ; — General Delcambre, &c. There are about a hundred Portrait-medal- lions by this artist. Bibliography. — Chavignerie et Auvray, Dictionnaire général des artistes de l'école française, Paris, 1869-1882.
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
EGERTON, THOMAS
EGERTON, THOMAS (Brit.). Master of the London Mint under Philip and Mary "By a proclamation of the 20th August 1553, and an indenture of the same date made with Thomas Egerton, Thomas Stanley, and others, it was ordered that the gold coins to be thenceforth made were to be the sovereign, which was to be current for 30 s.; the half-sovereign, to be called the royal of gold, and to be current for 15 s. ; the angel at 10 s .; and the halfangel at 5 s. All to be of fine gold, i. e. ; of the old stan...
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EGERTON, THOMAS (Brit.). Master of the London Mint under Philip and Mary "By a proclamation of the 20th August 1553, and an indenture of the same date made with Thomas Egerton, Thomas Stanley, and others, it was ordered that the gold coins to be thenceforth made were to be the sovereign, which was to be current for 30 s.; the half-sovereign, to be called the royal of gold, and to be current for 15 s. ; the angel at 10 s .; and the halfangel at 5 s. All to be of fine gold, i. e. ; of the old stan...
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ELKINGTON & CO
ELKINGTON & CO (Brit.). A firm of London and Sheffield Silver smiths, which has from time to time edited medals. The City Cor- poration medal of 1891, commemorating the Visit of the Emperor and Empress of Germany to London is signed ELKINGTON & CO, and is a fine piece of work; that struck in 1886, on the Colonial and Indian Reception, is also by the same firm. The medals on the Industrial Exhibition at Toronto, 1879 ; The Marquis of Lome and Princess Louise; and those produced to celebrate the 1...
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ELKINGTON & CO (Brit.). A firm of London and Sheffield Silver smiths, which has from time to time edited medals. The City Cor- poration medal of 1891, commemorating the Visit of the Emperor and Empress of Germany to London is signed ELKINGTON & CO, and is a fine piece of work; that struck in 1886, on the Colonial and Indian Reception, is also by the same firm. The medals on the Industrial Exhibition at Toronto, 1879 ; The Marquis of Lome and Princess Louise; and those produced to celebrate the 1...
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ELLIS & CO, P. W.
ELLIS & CO, P. W. (Canad.). Firm of Die-sinkers and Medallists, at Toronto. Their best known medals are : Montreal Carnival, 1885 ; — Canada's Winter Carnival, 1887; — Industrial Exhibi- tion of Toronto, 1879; — Ontario Agricultural Exhibition, 1886; — St Andrew's Society of Toronto, 1886; — Lord Lansdowne, 1885 ; — Temperance Act sustained, 1884; — Toronto Collegiate Institute; — Toronto Crystal Palace; — H. E. The Marquis of Lansdowne ; — Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee, 1897 ; — School Prize M...
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ELLIS & CO, P. W. (Canad.). Firm of Die-sinkers and Medallists, at Toronto. Their best known medals are : Montreal Carnival, 1885 ; — Canada's Winter Carnival, 1887; — Industrial Exhibi- tion of Toronto, 1879; — Ontario Agricultural Exhibition, 1886; — St Andrew's Society of Toronto, 1886; — Lord Lansdowne, 1885 ; — Temperance Act sustained, 1884; — Toronto Collegiate Institute; — Toronto Crystal Palace; — H. E. The Marquis of Lansdowne ; — Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee, 1897 ; — School Prize M...
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ELLIS, S.
ELLIS, S. (Canad.). Die-sinker, residing at Toronto, circa 1858. He is the author of a masonic medal of the " Grand Lodge of Ancient free and accepted Masons of Canada " and the designer of several medals, mostly engraved by C.C. Wright and J. Willson, and others as : Major-General Winfield Scott (Mexican Cam- paign); — Major-General Zachary Taylor (Victory of Buena Vista), 1847; — President Millard Fillmore, 1850; — President Franklin Pierce, 1853 '> — President James Buchanan, 1857; — Presiden...
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ELLIS, S. (Canad.). Die-sinker, residing at Toronto, circa 1858. He is the author of a masonic medal of the " Grand Lodge of Ancient free and accepted Masons of Canada " and the designer of several medals, mostly engraved by C.C. Wright and J. Willson, and others as : Major-General Winfield Scott (Mexican Cam- paign); — Major-General Zachary Taylor (Victory of Buena Vista), 1847; — President Millard Fillmore, 1850; — President Franklin Pierce, 1853 '> — President James Buchanan, 1857; — Presiden...
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