I. G. (French). Copper-plate-engraver, who worked at Lyons, circa 1522-1526. Some have seen in these initials the signature of Jacques Gauvain, the Medallist, but M. Rondot is of opinion that they stand for Jean de Gourmont.
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
CHANTREY, SIR FRANCIS LEGATT
CHANTREY, SIR FRANCIS LEGATT (Brit.), 1781-1841. Sculptor of merit, born near Norton (Derbyshire), studied art at the Royal Academy of which he was elected a member in 1818, and knighted by William IV. in 1830. This artist earned the distinction of being the finest bust-sculptor of his time : it was to portrait sculpture that he owed his fortune and fame ; he was also a good monumental sculptor; the most celebrated of all his works is a group of sleeping children in Lichfield cathedral. The bron...
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CHANTREY, SIR FRANCIS LEGATT (Brit.), 1781-1841. Sculptor of merit, born near Norton (Derbyshire), studied art at the Royal Academy of which he was elected a member in 1818, and knighted by William IV. in 1830. This artist earned the distinction of being the finest bust-sculptor of his time : it was to portrait sculpture that he owed his fortune and fame ; he was also a good monumental sculptor; the most celebrated of all his works is a group of sleeping children in Lichfield cathedral. The bron...
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CHAPAT, LOUIS
CHAPAT, LOUIS (French). Gem-engraver and Writer, born at Orange towards the end of the seventeenth century, resided at Geneva and then at Berlin. The Geneva Library possesses two works by this artist : Portraits of Calvin and Theodore Beza, on silex; — Portrait of Calvin, on a serpentine, 1771. By him are also : Portrait of the Empress Maria Theresa; — Louis XV.; — The Great Elector; — William III. of Great Britain. Chapat published the Catalogue of the antique medals of M. Eller, councillor of ...
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CHAPAT, LOUIS (French). Gem-engraver and Writer, born at Orange towards the end of the seventeenth century, resided at Geneva and then at Berlin. The Geneva Library possesses two works by this artist : Portraits of Calvin and Theodore Beza, on silex; — Portrait of Calvin, on a serpentine, 1771. By him are also : Portrait of the Empress Maria Theresa; — Louis XV.; — The Great Elector; — William III. of Great Britain. Chapat published the Catalogue of the antique medals of M. Eller, councillor of ...
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CHAPLAIN, JULES CLÉMENT
CHAPLAIN, JULES CLÉMENT (French). Contemporary Medallist, residing at Paris, and one of the glorious leaders of the present renaissance of medallic art. He was born at Mortagne (Orne), on the 12th of July, 1839, studied under the sculptor Jouffroy, and the medal-engraver Oudiné, and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1857. He obtained in 1860 the second prize at the " Concours de Rome " for gem and medal-engraving ; the subject was a Warrior depositing the palm of Victory on the altar of Mars; ...
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CHAPLAIN, JULES CLÉMENT (French). Contemporary Medallist, residing at Paris, and one of the glorious leaders of the present renaissance of medallic art. He was born at Mortagne (Orne), on the 12th of July, 1839, studied under the sculptor Jouffroy, and the medal-engraver Oudiné, and entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1857. He obtained in 1860 the second prize at the " Concours de Rome " for gem and medal-engraving ; the subject was a Warrior depositing the palm of Victory on the altar of Mars; ...
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CHAPU, HENRI MICHEL ANTOINE
CHAPU, HENRI MICHEL ANTOINE (French). Sculptor, and Medallist, born at Le Mée (Seine-et Marne), on the 29th of September, 1833, died at Paris, on the 21st of April, 1891. A pupil of Pradier, Duret, and Léon Cogniet, he was received at the Ecole des Beaux- Arts in 1849. In 1851, and again in 1853, he obtained the second Prix de Rome, and at the Salons of 1855, 1863, 1865, and 1866 he was awarded medals of honour. In 1867, he was created a Knight of the Legion of Honour, and some years later, an O...
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CHAPU, HENRI MICHEL ANTOINE (French). Sculptor, and Medallist, born at Le Mée (Seine-et Marne), on the 29th of September, 1833, died at Paris, on the 21st of April, 1891. A pupil of Pradier, Duret, and Léon Cogniet, he was received at the Ecole des Beaux- Arts in 1849. In 1851, and again in 1853, he obtained the second Prix de Rome, and at the Salons of 1855, 1863, 1865, and 1866 he was awarded medals of honour. In 1867, he was created a Knight of the Legion of Honour, and some years later, an O...
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