GEORGI, NIKOLAUS or NILS (Swede). Medallist, born at Stock- holm on the 16th of August 1717, where he died on the 6th of April 1790. He was a pupil of the celebrated Hedlinger, under whom he worked for the Royal Mint at Stockolm. Between 1744 and 1746 he executed various medals for the Court of Russia; in 1747 he settled at Berlin, where he was appointed Königl. Hofmedailleur, and resided there until 1782, in which year he returned to Sweden. His series of medals commemorating remarkable events of the reign of King Frederick II. of Prussia is well-known. There is no list of his works in existence, but I have seen the artist's signature on the following medals : 1741, Death of Queen Ulrica Eleonora of Sweden (2 types) ; — Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, hereditary prince of Sweden, 1743; — Accession of King Adolphus Frederick, 175 1; — Jubilee of the Academy of Sciences of Berlin, 1750; — Prize-medal for the Encouragement of the Silk-industry in Prussia (described in Antiquitäten- Zeitung , 1900, p. 170); — Peace of Hamburg between Prussia, Russia, and Sweden, 1762 (2 var.); — Restoration of a Monetary Unit in Prussia, 1764; — Marriage of William V. of Nassau with Frederica Sophia Wilhelmina, Princess of Prussia, 1767; — 67th Anniversary of the Queen of Prussia, Sophia Dorothea, 1754; — Reform of the Administration of Justice in Prussia, 1748; — Battles of Lissa and Leuthen, 1757; — Peace of Teschen, 1779; — Birth of Prince Frederick William (III) of Prussia, 1770; etc. One of this engraver's most artistic medals is said to be a Portraitpiece of Paul Werner of Colberg in the uniform of a Hussar, commemorating the Defence of Colberg, 1760. Georgi's signature on the medals appear as GEORGI F. or simply G. Prof. Dr Menadier gives in Schaumünzen des Hauses Hohenzollern many interesting particulars concerning the work of Georgi at Berlin. Under Frederick the Great Medallic Art did not make any progress, as there were no artists whose productions were good enough to impress the King, and he does not seem to have given much attention to the representations of his person. When Georgi received the order to execute a commemorative medal of the Battle of Hohenfriedberg, Knobelsdorf and Posne, he was told " he could make it as he pleased ", showing how little Fred- erick was concerned in the carrying out of the piece, although he was not unaware of the political importance of these mementoes of his exploits and victories. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Schlickeysen-Pallmann, op. cit. — Aramon, op. cit. — Revue suisse de numismatique, 1898. — Reimmann Sale-cata- logue, 1892. — Antiquitäten-Zeitung . — Hildebrand, op. cit. — Paul Henckel, Die P. Henckelsche Sammlung Brandenburg-Preussischer Münzen und Medaillen, Berlin, 1876. — Information kindly supplied by Herren Ad. Hess Nachf. of Frankfort-on- Main. — Schaumünzen des Hauses Hohenzollern, Berlin, 1901. — Nagler, Die Monogrammisten, Leipzig, 188 1.
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
GAAB, G. D.
GAAB, G. D. (Germ.). Medal-chaser and Embosser, of the middle of the eighteenth century. He was probably a native of Augsburg, and was employed by a Mr Hollis. Mr H. A. Grueber states that Gaab's medal of Sir Christopher Wren is the only one which bears his signature, and that the workmanship is good. The following medals, embossed and chased, are supposed to be the work of this artist : Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, † 1509; — Philip and Mary, 1555; — John- Ray, naturalist, † 1705, &c...
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GAAB, G. D. (Germ.). Medal-chaser and Embosser, of the middle of the eighteenth century. He was probably a native of Augsburg, and was employed by a Mr Hollis. Mr H. A. Grueber states that Gaab's medal of Sir Christopher Wren is the only one which bears his signature, and that the workmanship is good. The following medals, embossed and chased, are supposed to be the work of this artist : Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, † 1509; — Philip and Mary, 1555; — John- Ray, naturalist, † 1705, &c...
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GALBRUNNER, PAUL CHARLES
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 Py...
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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 Py...
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GALLE, ANDRÉ
GALLE, ANDRÉ (French). Celebrated Medallist, born at St Etienne-en-Forez (Loire) on the 15th of May, 1761, died at Paris on the 23rd of December, 1844. His father, who was a fairly clever Die-sinker and Seal-engraver left St Etienne in 1773 to settle at Lyons. There he placed his son as apprentice in the button factory of Paul Le Cour, at the age of 12 years. Already young Galle was beginning to display exceptional disposition for the arts, and he was per- mitted to follow the public schools for...
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GALLE, ANDRÉ (French). Celebrated Medallist, born at St Etienne-en-Forez (Loire) on the 15th of May, 1761, died at Paris on the 23rd of December, 1844. His father, who was a fairly clever Die-sinker and Seal-engraver left St Etienne in 1773 to settle at Lyons. There he placed his son as apprentice in the button factory of Paul Le Cour, at the age of 12 years. Already young Galle was beginning to display exceptional disposition for the arts, and he was per- mitted to follow the public schools for...
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GALLI ERNESTO
GALLI ERNESTO (Ital.). Roman Die-sinker of the first half of the nineteenth century. He engraved a number of medals commemorat- ing contemporaneous events of Italian history and portraits of cele- brities. I have seen by him : Marriage-medal of Charles III. of Parma with Louise Marie de Bourbon ; — Scipione Maffei ; — Giov. Batt. Bodonius; — Pope Gregory XVI.; — 1838, Opening of the Stone Bridge on the Nure; — &c. — Galli belonged to the celebrated family of artists and painters of that name; hi...
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GALLI ERNESTO (Ital.). Roman Die-sinker of the first half of the nineteenth century. He engraved a number of medals commemorat- ing contemporaneous events of Italian history and portraits of cele- brities. I have seen by him : Marriage-medal of Charles III. of Parma with Louise Marie de Bourbon ; — Scipione Maffei ; — Giov. Batt. Bodonius; — Pope Gregory XVI.; — 1838, Opening of the Stone Bridge on the Nure; — &c. — Galli belonged to the celebrated family of artists and painters of that name; hi...
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