FUNCKE, SEBASTIAN (Germ.). Son of Andreas Funcke, and Mint-master at Schneeberg, Buchholz and Zwickau, 1530, 1556, and later. He probably died in 1569 or 1570, and was succeeded by his son Hans Funcke, who filled the post of Mint-master for six months, the Mint of Schneeberg having been closed in 1570. In a letter of the Elector Augustus addressed on the 21st of February, 1567, to the Emperor Maximilian II. from the camp before Gotha, he is named " Müntzmeister und lieben getrewen Sebastian Funken ". Ammon mentions that Funcke's old hause at Schneeberg was still called the Mint when he wrote. Bibliography. — Ammon, op. cit. — Dr Erbstein, op. cit.
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.
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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FOULIS, THOMAS
FOULIS, THOMAS (Scotch). Goldsmith and Die-sinker, who was employed on the Scottish coinage, at the end of the sixteenth and beginning ol the seventeenth centuries. Burns informs us that " on the 2nd August 1598, the profits and casualties of the mint (Edinburgh) were let for six years to Thomas Foulis, goldsmith, and Robert Jowsie, merchant, burgesses of Edinburgh, at an annual rent ot ? 5000 or 7500 merks. The coinage of ten-shilling pieces and their parts, and ot the corresponding gold money,...
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FOULIS, THOMAS (Scotch). Goldsmith and Die-sinker, who was employed on the Scottish coinage, at the end of the sixteenth and beginning ol the seventeenth centuries. Burns informs us that " on the 2nd August 1598, the profits and casualties of the mint (Edinburgh) were let for six years to Thomas Foulis, goldsmith, and Robert Jowsie, merchant, burgesses of Edinburgh, at an annual rent ot ? 5000 or 7500 merks. The coinage of ten-shilling pieces and their parts, and ot the corresponding gold money,...
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FOUQUET, EMILE FRANÇOIS
FOUQUET, EMILE FRANÇOIS (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris on the 13th of June, 1817. He was a pupil of Foyatier. This artist produced a number of medallions in wax, clay, and bronze, one of which was exhibited at the Salon of 1879. He also appears to have engraved medal-dies. Marvin describes a masonic medal, or rather an octagonal jeton, of the Lodge of the Union of the Family, at Paris, bearing this engraver's signature. Bibliography. — Chavignerie et Auvray, op. cit. — Marvin, Ma...
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FOUQUET, EMILE FRANÇOIS (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris on the 13th of June, 1817. He was a pupil of Foyatier. This artist produced a number of medallions in wax, clay, and bronze, one of which was exhibited at the Salon of 1879. He also appears to have engraved medal-dies. Marvin describes a masonic medal, or rather an octagonal jeton, of the Lodge of the Union of the Family, at Paris, bearing this engraver's signature. Bibliography. — Chavignerie et Auvray, op. cit. — Marvin, Ma...
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FOURCADE, DOMINIQUE PHILIPPE JEAN
FOURCADE, DOMINIQUE PHILIPPE JEAN (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born on the 29th of August 1871, au Plan (canton de Caz?res, Haute-Garonne) ; studied first at Toulouse under the sculptor A. Belon ; entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts of that city, and worked under A. Fabre, A. Laporte and H. Maurette ; obtained fifteen prizes and a mention at the Toulouse School of Fine Arts ; a diploma of honour at the International Exhibition of Toulouse in 1895 ; a silver medal at the International Exhibitio...
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FOURCADE, DOMINIQUE PHILIPPE JEAN (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born on the 29th of August 1871, au Plan (canton de Caz?res, Haute-Garonne) ; studied first at Toulouse under the sculptor A. Belon ; entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts of that city, and worked under A. Fabre, A. Laporte and H. Maurette ; obtained fifteen prizes and a mention at the Toulouse School of Fine Arts ; a diploma of honour at the International Exhibition of Toulouse in 1895 ; a silver medal at the International Exhibitio...
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