GASS, F. W. (Russ.). Son of the preceding, and also aMedallist. He resided at St Petersburg and was employed at the Mint there in the capacity of Coin-engraver and Medallist from 1787; pupil of his father and of the Mineralogical College of St Petersburg. In 1794 he entered upon the definite service of the Government, but died three years after, in October 1797. By him are a number of historical medals and portrait-pieces of Russian celebrities, including several types of Peter the Great and Catherine II. Most of these medals are found in the Imperial Hermitage and in the Collection of the St Petersburg University. Bibliography. — As above.
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
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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FRÉMIET, EMMANUEL
FRÉMIET, EMMANUEL (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris in 1824 ; pupil of Rude; since 1878, Officer of the Legion of Honour. He has occasionally executed some medals and especially in recent years. At the Luxembourg Museum, there is a medal by him, Portrait of a Hunter, cast in bronze. The artist exhibited at the Salon of 1881 a medal of the Grand Condé, and in 1882, ano ther of Stefan-al-Man, Prince of Moldavia. A St George Medal, inscribed DEO FORTITVDO MEA, was illustrated in the St...
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FRÉMIET, EMMANUEL (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris in 1824 ; pupil of Rude; since 1878, Officer of the Legion of Honour. He has occasionally executed some medals and especially in recent years. At the Luxembourg Museum, there is a medal by him, Portrait of a Hunter, cast in bronze. The artist exhibited at the Salon of 1881 a medal of the Grand Condé, and in 1882, ano ther of Stefan-al-Man, Prince of Moldavia. A St George Medal, inscribed DEO FORTITVDO MEA, was illustrated in the St...
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FRÉMY, ÉDOUARD DÉSIRÉ
FRÉMY, ÉDOUARD DÉSIRÉ (French). Contemporary Medallist and Sculptor, born at Paris in 1827. The following Portrait-medallions in bronze were exhibited by him at the annual Salons, between 1865 and 1882 : S. 1865, M. Pasquier; — S. 1868, Mme Gastat; — S. 1869, Irmond Libre Bardin ; — S. 1870, M. Gruet; — S. 1872, Dr Dereins; — S. 1874, Mlle Tisy; — S. 1875, M. Robert; — S. 1876, Mme Ricard; — Clémence Fischer; — S. 1S77, Mme Frémy-Ricard ; — S. 1878, M. Séné ; — M. A. Gaulet; — Mlle C. M***; — M....
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FRÉMY, ÉDOUARD DÉSIRÉ (French). Contemporary Medallist and Sculptor, born at Paris in 1827. The following Portrait-medallions in bronze were exhibited by him at the annual Salons, between 1865 and 1882 : S. 1865, M. Pasquier; — S. 1868, Mme Gastat; — S. 1869, Irmond Libre Bardin ; — S. 1870, M. Gruet; — S. 1872, Dr Dereins; — S. 1874, Mlle Tisy; — S. 1875, M. Robert; — S. 1876, Mme Ricard; — Clémence Fischer; — S. 1S77, Mme Frémy-Ricard ; — S. 1878, M. Séné ; — M. A. Gaulet; — Mlle C. M***; — M....
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FRENCH DANIEL CHESTER
FRENCH DANIEL CHESTER (Amer.). Contemporary Sculptor, residing at New- York. He is one of the most popular and at the same time one of the best sculptors now living in the United States of America. The artist was born in New Hampshire and spent his early life at Concord. The Magazine of Art (1901, p. 311) has devoted an interesting article to this brilliant representative of American genius, from which an idea may be gathered of his achievements. As a Medallist, we known him only as the author o...
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FRENCH DANIEL CHESTER (Amer.). Contemporary Sculptor, residing at New- York. He is one of the most popular and at the same time one of the best sculptors now living in the United States of America. The artist was born in New Hampshire and spent his early life at Concord. The Magazine of Art (1901, p. 311) has devoted an interesting article to this brilliant representative of American genius, from which an idea may be gathered of his achievements. As a Medallist, we known him only as the author o...
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