GIESS, MATTHAEUS (Germ.). Mint-engraver at Breslau, 1678, 1681. Bibliography. — Friedensburg, Schlesiens neuere Münzgeschichte, Breslau, 1899.
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
GAMOONI, ALI
GAMOONI, ALI (Arab.). Mr. Henry A. Rhind writing in 1862 says : " There is now at Thebes an archforger of scarabaei — a cer- tain Ali Gamooni, whose endeavours, in the manufacture of these much sought after relics, have been crowned with the greatest suc- cess. Scarabaei of elegant and well finished descriptions, are not beyond the range of this curious counterfeiter. These he makes ot the same material as the ancients used — a close-grained, easily cut lime-stone — which after it is cut into sh...
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GAMOONI, ALI (Arab.). Mr. Henry A. Rhind writing in 1862 says : " There is now at Thebes an archforger of scarabaei — a cer- tain Ali Gamooni, whose endeavours, in the manufacture of these much sought after relics, have been crowned with the greatest suc- cess. Scarabaei of elegant and well finished descriptions, are not beyond the range of this curious counterfeiter. These he makes ot the same material as the ancients used — a close-grained, easily cut lime-stone — which after it is cut into sh...
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GARDET, JOSEPH ANTOINE
GARDET, JOSEPH ANTOINE (French). Contemporary Medallist of the modern school of Chaplain and Roty, born at Paris in 1857 where he died in 1891. Some of his medallic productions are exhibited at the Luxemburg Museum, and the artist is held in great esteem. Medal-engraving does not however seem to have been his favourite branch, which no doubt accounts for the scarcity of his medals. There is one at the Luxemburg Museum, a cast Portrait-medal of the engraver, Jean Patricot, which exhibits beautifu...
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GARDET, JOSEPH ANTOINE (French). Contemporary Medallist of the modern school of Chaplain and Roty, born at Paris in 1857 where he died in 1891. Some of his medallic productions are exhibited at the Luxemburg Museum, and the artist is held in great esteem. Medal-engraving does not however seem to have been his favourite branch, which no doubt accounts for the scarcity of his medals. There is one at the Luxemburg Museum, a cast Portrait-medal of the engraver, Jean Patricot, which exhibits beautifu...
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GARNIER, HENRI ADOLPHE
GARNIER, HENRI ADOLPHE (French). Sculptor and Medallist, of the middle years of the nineteenth century. At the Salon of 1834 he exhibited several Portrait-medallions, one of the finest being that of M. Armand de Vaudricourt. Between 1830 and 1870, he executed a large number of busts, and in 1835 a colossal statue representing the Nymph Echo. After that date he does not seem to have taken a very active part in the yearly art competitions, as 1835. His monument to General Marceaux, 1869, deserves ...
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GARNIER, HENRI ADOLPHE (French). Sculptor and Medallist, of the middle years of the nineteenth century. At the Salon of 1834 he exhibited several Portrait-medallions, one of the finest being that of M. Armand de Vaudricourt. Between 1830 and 1870, he executed a large number of busts, and in 1835 a colossal statue representing the Nymph Echo. After that date he does not seem to have taken a very active part in the yearly art competitions, as 1835. His monument to General Marceaux, 1869, deserves ...
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GASS, F. W.
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 Cat...
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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 Cat...
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