HENRICVS (Austr.). Moneyer at Vienna, died in 1342. Bibliography. — Arnold Luschin von Ebengreuth, Wiens Münzwesen, Handel und Verkehr im späteren Mittelalter, Wien, 1902.
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
HARLEY, SIR ROBERT
HARLEY, SIR ROBERT (Brit.). Master of the Royal Mint in Lon- don, from the first to the eleventh year of Charles I. and again from the eighteenth year to the end of the reign. He was relieved ot his functions, with other officers of the mint, soon after the King's death, Dr Aaron Guerdain being appointed his successor by the Commonwealth. He had refused to comply with an order of the House, deciding " that money of gold and silver should be coined with its own style and authority, the type and i...
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HARLEY, SIR ROBERT (Brit.). Master of the Royal Mint in Lon- don, from the first to the eleventh year of Charles I. and again from the eighteenth year to the end of the reign. He was relieved ot his functions, with other officers of the mint, soon after the King's death, Dr Aaron Guerdain being appointed his successor by the Commonwealth. He had refused to comply with an order of the House, deciding " that money of gold and silver should be coined with its own style and authority, the type and i...
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HARNISCH, JOHANN BAPTIST
HARNISCH, JOHANN BAPTIST (Austr.). Medallist of the first quarter of the nineteenth century, resided at Vienna, and was Director of the School of Engraving, died in 1826 (according to Bolzenthal). Schlickeysen gives his date as 1785-1833, erroneously I believe. Very little appears to be known about him, except that between 1812 and 1826 he was Court Medallist and between 1808 and 1812 Coin and Medal-engraver at the Vienna Mint. By this artist are : Marriage of the Empress Marie-Louise, 1810; — F...
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HARNISCH, JOHANN BAPTIST (Austr.). Medallist of the first quarter of the nineteenth century, resided at Vienna, and was Director of the School of Engraving, died in 1826 (according to Bolzenthal). Schlickeysen gives his date as 1785-1833, erroneously I believe. Very little appears to be known about him, except that between 1812 and 1826 he was Court Medallist and between 1808 and 1812 Coin and Medal-engraver at the Vienna Mint. By this artist are : Marriage of the Empress Marie-Louise, 1810; — F...
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HARRIS, HENRY
HARRIS, HENRY (Brit.). Engraver at the London Royal Mint, anno 32 of Charles II. He is referred to in 17 16 as " His Majesty's late (Chief) engraver of public seals ". Bolzenthal, following Evelyn (Sculptura, or History and Art of Chalcography and Engraving in Copper, &c. London, 1662, 1755, &c.) mentions his name as a Medallist, and Babelon (La Gravure en Pierres fines, p. 297) places him amongst British Gem-engravers. Apparently none of his works, at least no signed ones, have been preserved t...
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HARRIS, HENRY (Brit.). Engraver at the London Royal Mint, anno 32 of Charles II. He is referred to in 17 16 as " His Majesty's late (Chief) engraver of public seals ". Bolzenthal, following Evelyn (Sculptura, or History and Art of Chalcography and Engraving in Copper, &c. London, 1662, 1755, &c.) mentions his name as a Medallist, and Babelon (La Gravure en Pierres fines, p. 297) places him amongst British Gem-engravers. Apparently none of his works, at least no signed ones, have been preserved t...
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HARTENPECK, PETER
HARTENPECK, PETER (Germ.). A Portrait-medal of Archduke Maximilian, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, bearing the date of 1604, is signed by this artist, who was Coin-engraver at the Mint of Hall from 1. April 1595 to 16. April 1616, the date of his death. He succeeded Wolfgang Eggl, Seal-engraver, and in 1597- 1612 his yearly salary was 150 Gulden. On May 23. 1603, he received 30 Gulden for altering coin-dies. Bibliography. — Erman, Deutsche Medailleure, Berlin, 1884. — Ed. Fiala, Verschieden...
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HARTENPECK, PETER (Germ.). A Portrait-medal of Archduke Maximilian, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order, bearing the date of 1604, is signed by this artist, who was Coin-engraver at the Mint of Hall from 1. April 1595 to 16. April 1616, the date of his death. He succeeded Wolfgang Eggl, Seal-engraver, and in 1597- 1612 his yearly salary was 150 Gulden. On May 23. 1603, he received 30 Gulden for altering coin-dies. Bibliography. — Erman, Deutsche Medailleure, Berlin, 1884. — Ed. Fiala, Verschieden...
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