GASTAUDI, GIAN PIETRO (Ital). Mint-master at Turin, 1517- 1519.
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.
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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FRITZ
FRITZ (Germ.). Die-sinker at Brunswick, circa 1830-1859. By this engraver are the following medals : Erection of the Waterloo Column, 1837; — Adolph Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, 1831 ; — Military Reward of King Ernest Augustus of Hanover, 1837 ; — George, Crownprince of Hanover, 1843 ; — William, Duke of Brunswick, 1838; — Double Thaler of 1856, on the 25th Anni- versary of William's reign; — Thaler of 1859, &c. Apparently this artist was attached to the Brunswick Mint as Coin-ana Medal-engrave...
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FRITZ (Germ.). Die-sinker at Brunswick, circa 1830-1859. By this engraver are the following medals : Erection of the Waterloo Column, 1837; — Adolph Frederick, Duke of Cambridge, 1831 ; — Military Reward of King Ernest Augustus of Hanover, 1837 ; — George, Crownprince of Hanover, 1843 ; — William, Duke of Brunswick, 1838; — Double Thaler of 1856, on the 25th Anni- versary of William's reign; — Thaler of 1859, &c. Apparently this artist was attached to the Brunswick Mint as Coin-ana Medal-engrave...
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