GALBRUNNER, PAUL CHARLES (French). Gem-engraver, Sculptor, and Medallist, born in Paris on the 18th February, 1823, died in 1900. He was a pupil of F. Rude and Farocnon, and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1844. The following works by him were exhibited at the annual Paris Salons : 1849, Portrait of Mme G** intaglio ; — 1851, Two Portrait-medallions and a Medal ; — 1853, Portrait of Mlle Pauline L**, agate-onyx; — 1855, Four engraved gems, Portraits on carnelian ; — Study, after a coin of Pyrrhus; — 1859, Portraits of the children of Mme H**, agate-onyx; — Head of Bacchus, agate-onyx, after the antique; — 1861, Bust of Antinoüs, Brazilian amethyst; — Spring, onyx cameo; — Head of Medusa, agate-onyx cameo; — 1863, Three Portrait camei in agate-onyx; — 1866, Portrait of Napoleon III., oriental chalcedony; — 1867, the Eucharist, agate-onyx, cameo; — 1869, Two Portraitcamei on Brazilian agate-onyx; — Offerings to Minerva (now at the Luxembourg Museum); — 1873, Two Portrait-camei, agateonyx; — 1874, Portrait of Mme L**, Medallion in terra cotta; — 1880, Five Portrait-camei, agate-onyx; — 188 1 , Portrait-medallion ; — 1882, Portrait of the late P. Simonet, cameo in sardonyx, &c. At the Paris Universal Exhibition, 1900, this artist exhibited a marble bust and one in chalcedony of Mlle M. H**. M. Babelon, in Revue de l'Art ancien el moderne, Nov. 1900, writes : "M. Galbrunner a, au Luxembourg, une allégorie de dimensions modestes, intitulée " Les Offrandes ? Minerve " ; le sujet correctement traité rappelle certains camées de la Renaissance italienne. Ce m?me artiste a exposé" au Grand Palais un excellent buste de jeune fille en ronde bosse, sur une calcédoine couleur mine de plomb, teinte sombre et mate qui, malheureusement enl?ve ? l'?uvre toute esp?ce de charme. " Bibliography. — Chavignerie et Auvray, op. cit. — L. Bénédite, Catalogue du Musée du Luxembourg, Grande Encyclopédie — Babelon, Pier res gravées, Paris, 1894.
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
FRANCOIS, HENRI LOUIS
FRANCOIS, HENRI LOUIS (French). Contemporary Gem-engraver and Medallist, born at Vert-le-Petit (Seine-et-Oise), in 1841, died at Paris in 1896. Pupil of Bonnat and Chapu. M. Babelon says concerning him : " C'est un ma?tre véritable, aussi modeste qu'habile, qui nous paraît avoir, mieux que tout autre, réussi ? s'inspirer des nobles traditions du XVIII si?cle ". He was an officer of the Legion of Honour. The following works by him may be seen at the Luxembourg Museum, Paris : The French Republic,...
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FRANCOIS, HENRI LOUIS (French). Contemporary Gem-engraver and Medallist, born at Vert-le-Petit (Seine-et-Oise), in 1841, died at Paris in 1896. Pupil of Bonnat and Chapu. M. Babelon says concerning him : " C'est un ma?tre véritable, aussi modeste qu'habile, qui nous paraît avoir, mieux que tout autre, réussi ? s'inspirer des nobles traditions du XVIII si?cle ". He was an officer of the Legion of Honour. The following works by him may be seen at the Luxembourg Museum, Paris : The French Republic,...
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FREEMAN, SIR RALPH
FREEMAN, SIR RALPH (Brit.). Mint-master at the Royal Mint, London, under Charles I, anni 11-16 of his reign, and again under Charles II. Kenyon (Gold Coins of England, p. 169) mentions the following fact: " Charles II. upon his restoration made no alteration in the coins, except by restoring the type used by his father, with a laureated bust substituted for a crowned one. The indenture for this coinage was made with Sir Ralph Freeman, on the 20th of July, 1660, and Unites, Double Crowns, and Bri...
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FREEMAN, SIR RALPH (Brit.). Mint-master at the Royal Mint, London, under Charles I, anni 11-16 of his reign, and again under Charles II. Kenyon (Gold Coins of England, p. 169) mentions the following fact: " Charles II. upon his restoration made no alteration in the coins, except by restoring the type used by his father, with a laureated bust substituted for a crowned one. The indenture for this coinage was made with Sir Ralph Freeman, on the 20th of July, 1660, and Unites, Double Crowns, and Bri...
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FREI, HANS
FREI, HANS (Swiss). Contemporary Medallist, and Sculptor. Born at Basle on the 30th of April, 1868, he was destined in his first youth to the calling of a copper-plate engraver, and, with that object in view, was apprenticed to a professional of his native town. While still working under him, he applied himself to design and studied modelling, in which he met with uncommon success, thanks to his natural ability and a display of extraordinary perse- verance under trying circumstances. He then vis...
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FREI, HANS (Swiss). Contemporary Medallist, and Sculptor. Born at Basle on the 30th of April, 1868, he was destined in his first youth to the calling of a copper-plate engraver, and, with that object in view, was apprenticed to a professional of his native town. While still working under him, he applied himself to design and studied modelling, in which he met with uncommon success, thanks to his natural ability and a display of extraordinary perse- verance under trying circumstances. He then vis...
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FREMANTLE, THE HON. SIR CHARLES WILLIAM K. C. B.
FREMANTLE, THE HON. SIR CHARLES WILLIAM K. C. B. (Brit.), born at Swanbourne, Bucks, on Aug. 12, 1834; third son of the late 1st Lord Cottesloe. "In 1868 he was appointed Deputy-Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint; and in 1870 was constituted principal executive officer of that department, the Mastership of the Mint having by the Coinage Act of that year been vested in the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being. He retired from that appointment in 1894. He was appointed, in 1876, a ...
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FREMANTLE, THE HON. SIR CHARLES WILLIAM K. C. B. (Brit.), born at Swanbourne, Bucks, on Aug. 12, 1834; third son of the late 1st Lord Cottesloe. "In 1868 he was appointed Deputy-Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint; and in 1870 was constituted principal executive officer of that department, the Mastership of the Mint having by the Coinage Act of that year been vested in the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the time being. He retired from that appointment in 1894. He was appointed, in 1876, a ...
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