GEORG RIEDNER. Mint-master at Nuremberg, 1764- 1793.
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.
FÜRST, MORITZ
FÜRST, MORITZ (Hung.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century, born in 1782 near Pressburg in Hungary. He studied at Vienna and Milan, and was a pupil of J. N. Würth. In 1807, he went to the United States of America and in the following year obtained the appointment of Engraver at the Mint of Philadelphia, a post which he still filled in 1838. His signature : FURST F. appears on a large number of medals, some of which exhibit fair workmanship, according to Dr P. F. Weber's opinion...
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FÜRST, MORITZ (Hung.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century, born in 1782 near Pressburg in Hungary. He studied at Vienna and Milan, and was a pupil of J. N. Würth. In 1807, he went to the United States of America and in the following year obtained the appointment of Engraver at the Mint of Philadelphia, a post which he still filled in 1838. His signature : FURST F. appears on a large number of medals, some of which exhibit fair workmanship, according to Dr P. F. Weber's opinion...
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FUTTER, KASPAR
FUTTER, KASPAR (Swiss). Mint-master at Lucerne, 1597- 1606. Betore 1592 he was employed at the Mint of Chur; then he became Mint-master at Zug and in the Valais fled to Italy ; became Mint-master to Count Agostino Spinola. Between 1601 and 1606, Futter issued currency for 188.000 Gulden. He was received a burgher of Lucerne, in 1597. Bibliography. — Dr Th. von Liebenau, Die Münzmeister von Luzern, Bulletin de la Société Suisse de numismatique, 1890. — F. Haas, Beiträge zu einer Luzernerischen Mü...
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FUTTER, KASPAR (Swiss). Mint-master at Lucerne, 1597- 1606. Betore 1592 he was employed at the Mint of Chur; then he became Mint-master at Zug and in the Valais fled to Italy ; became Mint-master to Count Agostino Spinola. Between 1601 and 1606, Futter issued currency for 188.000 Gulden. He was received a burgher of Lucerne, in 1597. Bibliography. — Dr Th. von Liebenau, Die Münzmeister von Luzern, Bulletin de la Société Suisse de numismatique, 1890. — F. Haas, Beiträge zu einer Luzernerischen Mü...
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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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