FUCHS, EMIL (Brit.). Contemporary Painter, Sculptor and Medal- list of Austrian descent, residing in London. He exhibited several Portrait-medals of H. R. H. the Prince ot Wales and various mem- bers of the Rothschild family at the " Ausstellung Moderner Medaillen " at Frankfort-on-Main (April 1900). Since, he has execut- ed Portrait Medals of H. M. the Queen; — Field Marshal Earl Roberts; General Sir George White. — General Sir George White, the Defender of Ladysmith ; — Gene- ral Baden-Powell, of Mafeking fame; — a Peace Medal, of very creditable work ; — Medal of H. M. King Edward VII., as Patron of the Society of Arts; — Coronation-medal of King Edward VII., 1902, &c. At the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1901, this artist had a case of medals comprizing portraits of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, H. M. King Edward VII., Lord Roberts, General Sir George White, General Baden-Powell, and the Peace Medal, of which two varieties exist. He designed the new Postage Stamps of King Edward VII. which have not found much favour with the public as the style is foreign. Mr. Emil Fuchs was born in 1866, and studied sculpture at the Royal Academy of Berlin (Prix de Rome, 1891). In 1896 he gained the gold medal at Munich for a group in marble entitled Mother's Love". During the past year, 1901, the King bestowed upon him the Victorian Order (Hon. Fourth Class). Mr. Fuchs, before coming to England, was domiciled in Rome, and, having received a commission for a bust in marble from an English lady for which she was unable to give in Italy the requisite number of sittings, came at her suggestion to England — in the year of the Diamond Jubilee — to finish it in this country. Since which he has settled in London.
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
FOLIGNO, LUDOVICO DA
FOLIGNO, LUDOVICO DA (Ital). Goldsmith and Medallist, re- siding at Ferrara, and mentioned in 1445, 1464 and 1471. From documents we learn that he executed the following medals: Sigismondo d'Este; — Lionello d'Este, 1464; — Marriage of Bona di Savoia with Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1468; — Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1461; — Bona di Savoia; — Pietro de' Medici, and perhaps, Giovanni de' Medici, if the medal known of the former is that executed by Ludovico da Foligno. Bibliography. — A. Heiss, Les Medaill...
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FOLIGNO, LUDOVICO DA (Ital). Goldsmith and Medallist, re- siding at Ferrara, and mentioned in 1445, 1464 and 1471. From documents we learn that he executed the following medals: Sigismondo d'Este; — Lionello d'Este, 1464; — Marriage of Bona di Savoia with Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1468; — Galeazzo Maria Sforza, 1461; — Bona di Savoia; — Pietro de' Medici, and perhaps, Giovanni de' Medici, if the medal known of the former is that executed by Ludovico da Foligno. Bibliography. — A. Heiss, Les Medaill...
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FOLKEMA, JAN JAKOB
FOLKEMA, JAN JAKOB (Dutch). M. Pinchart attributed to Fol- kema a series of 31 medals of Louis XIV., which however are not his work. This artist probably never resided in Paris. The only medal M. Rouyer thought might possibly belong to him is one commemorating the Peace of Ryswick (Medallic Illustrations, II, 178), but Mr Dirks has recently proved that the signature J. Folkema, which appears in Van Loon's Plates is that of Jakob Folkema, copper-plate engraver and designer of a certain number of ...
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FOLKEMA, JAN JAKOB (Dutch). M. Pinchart attributed to Fol- kema a series of 31 medals of Louis XIV., which however are not his work. This artist probably never resided in Paris. The only medal M. Rouyer thought might possibly belong to him is one commemorating the Peace of Ryswick (Medallic Illustrations, II, 178), but Mr Dirks has recently proved that the signature J. Folkema, which appears in Van Loon's Plates is that of Jakob Folkema, copper-plate engraver and designer of a certain number of ...
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FONSON, JEAN BARTHÉLEMY
FONSON, JEAN BARTHÉLEMY (Belg.). Medallist and Gem-engraver of the first half of the nineteenth century. Born in 1808, he stud- ied under Simon and afterwards largely contributed to this artist's "Medallic Gallery of Celebrities of the Netherlands". In 1827, Fonson won a prize for Medal-engraving ; his exhihit was a com- memorative piece of the marriage of Princess Louise of Prussia with Prince Frederick of the Netherlands. After 1830, Fonson gave up engraving altogether. Several cameos are know...
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FONSON, JEAN BARTHÉLEMY (Belg.). Medallist and Gem-engraver of the first half of the nineteenth century. Born in 1808, he stud- ied under Simon and afterwards largely contributed to this artist's "Medallic Gallery of Celebrities of the Netherlands". In 1827, Fonson won a prize for Medal-engraving ; his exhihit was a com- memorative piece of the marriage of Princess Louise of Prussia with Prince Frederick of the Netherlands. After 1830, Fonson gave up engraving altogether. Several cameos are know...
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FORD, EDWARD ONSLOW
FORD, EDWARD ONSLOW (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor and Royal Academician, well known for his numerous works of statuary. He died on the 23rd of December 1901. "E. Onslow Ford" says Victor G. Parr, in Men and Women of the Time, London, 1899, p. 376, "was born in London, July 27, 1852, and as a boy, had a great desire to become an artist. In 1870 he went to Antwerp and entered ,the School, working his way up to the Antique School, where he studied under M. Buffeau. In 1871 he went to Munich and jo...
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FORD, EDWARD ONSLOW (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor and Royal Academician, well known for his numerous works of statuary. He died on the 23rd of December 1901. "E. Onslow Ford" says Victor G. Parr, in Men and Women of the Time, London, 1899, p. 376, "was born in London, July 27, 1852, and as a boy, had a great desire to become an artist. In 1870 he went to Antwerp and entered ,the School, working his way up to the Antique School, where he studied under M. Buffeau. In 1871 he went to Munich and jo...
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