FRANCHINI and RIVAROLA, Mint-masters at Ferrara, 1619-1622.
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.
FÉART ADRIEN
FÉART ADRIEN (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Sédan (Ardennes), on the 11th of April, 1813 ; pupil of Danton. Chavignerie mentions the following medals by this artist: Society of reli- gious concerts, founded by Prince de la Moskowa ; — 1863, Jetons for the Naval Insurance Companies, Etoile de la Mer, and Neptune; — 1865, Summer; — 1867, Spring; — 1870, Portrait-medal of M. V***; — 1874, P. de G***; — Mme Marie Edmée Pau ; — 1875, C. L***; — 1876, Maron-Bretagne, Vice-president of the S...
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FÉART ADRIEN (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Sédan (Ardennes), on the 11th of April, 1813 ; pupil of Danton. Chavignerie mentions the following medals by this artist: Society of reli- gious concerts, founded by Prince de la Moskowa ; — 1863, Jetons for the Naval Insurance Companies, Etoile de la Mer, and Neptune; — 1865, Summer; — 1867, Spring; — 1870, Portrait-medal of M. V***; — 1874, P. de G***; — Mme Marie Edmée Pau ; — 1875, C. L***; — 1876, Maron-Bretagne, Vice-president of the S...
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FEHRMAN, DANIEL
FEHRMAN, DANIEL (Swed.). Medallist, born in 1710 at Stock- holm, where he died in 1780. He was a pupil of the famous Hed- linger, and father of C. G. Fehrman. The period of his activity is comprised between 1735 and 1764, when he was employed at the Stockholm Mint as Medallist and Coin-engraver. The Swedish his torian Jonas Hallenberg has given a list of some of the works of this artist, and Hildebrand (Sveriges ochv Senska Konungabusets Minnespenningar, &c, Stockolm, 1875) also describes a numb...
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FEHRMAN, DANIEL (Swed.). Medallist, born in 1710 at Stock- holm, where he died in 1780. He was a pupil of the famous Hed- linger, and father of C. G. Fehrman. The period of his activity is comprised between 1735 and 1764, when he was employed at the Stockholm Mint as Medallist and Coin-engraver. The Swedish his torian Jonas Hallenberg has given a list of some of the works of this artist, and Hildebrand (Sveriges ochv Senska Konungabusets Minnespenningar, &c, Stockolm, 1875) also describes a numb...
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FELLNER, MATHIAS VON FELDEGG
FELLNER, MATHIAS VON FELDEGG (Austr.). By an order of the 13th of March, 1612, Fellner was elected Master of the Mint at Vienna, with a stipend of 400 florins per annum, which was rais- ed to 500 later on. He filled this post until 1634, and died on the 21st of September, 1637, at Margarethen. The coins issued by him bear his monogram M. F. Bibliography. — Die Münzstätte Wien unter Rudolph II. 1576 bis 1608, Mathias 1608 bis 1119 als Landesfürsten von Niederösterreich, und Ferdinand II. 1619 bis...
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FELLNER, MATHIAS VON FELDEGG (Austr.). By an order of the 13th of March, 1612, Fellner was elected Master of the Mint at Vienna, with a stipend of 400 florins per annum, which was rais- ed to 500 later on. He filled this post until 1634, and died on the 21st of September, 1637, at Margarethen. The coins issued by him bear his monogram M. F. Bibliography. — Die Münzstätte Wien unter Rudolph II. 1576 bis 1608, Mathias 1608 bis 1119 als Landesfürsten von Niederösterreich, und Ferdinand II. 1619 bis...
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FELON JOSEPH
FELON JOSEPH (French). Sculptor, Painter, Lithographer, and Medallist, born at Bordeaux, 21st August, 1818. The following medallic works were exhibited by him at the Paris Salons : 1850, Portrait-medallions of M. F***. — P. L***, Keeper of the Bordeaux Museum ; — A. G*** ; — Mlle A. J. F***; — 1852, Louis-Napoleon, Prince-President of the French Republic; — Amphitrite ; — 1855, Six bronze Medallions : Princess Maria of Sardinia, and others. Bibliography. — Chavignerie et Auvray, op. cit....
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FELON JOSEPH (French). Sculptor, Painter, Lithographer, and Medallist, born at Bordeaux, 21st August, 1818. The following medallic works were exhibited by him at the Paris Salons : 1850, Portrait-medallions of M. F***. — P. L***, Keeper of the Bordeaux Museum ; — A. G*** ; — Mlle A. J. F***; — 1852, Louis-Napoleon, Prince-President of the French Republic; — Amphitrite ; — 1855, Six bronze Medallions : Princess Maria of Sardinia, and others. Bibliography. — Chavignerie et Auvray, op. cit....
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