IWANOFF, TIMOTHEI (Russ.). Russian Medallist and Mint-engraver at St. Petersburg, born in 1729, died in 1802. He entered the Mint in 1745 as a pupil at the School for medal-engraving. The period of his activity extends between 1758 and 1800, and he may be called one of the foremost Medallists Russia has as yet produced. He cut most of the dies for the successive coinages of the Czarina Catherine II. , comprising Al. 10, 5, 2 and 1 Rouble pieces, Tchervonetz and Poltinas; AR. Roubles, Poltinas, and unsigned subdivisions, as well as copper coins. According to some Russian authorities whom I have consulted, the later coinage of the Czarina Elizabeth, at least since 1758, and that of Peter III., struck at St. Petersburg, were executed by Ivanoff. The currency of this period is unsigned, with the exception of the Prize Rouble of 1759, issued tor presentation to combatants in the Battle of Kunersdorf, which bears under the Empress's bust on obv. TIMO?EI. I. F. and on R. T. I. Some of the Moscow Roubles of Catherine II. bear Iwanoff's signature : T. I. Besides coins, Iwanoff executed a number of medals, in some of which he was assisted by one of the brothers Wächter ; the finest are no doubt : 1752. Construction of new Docks at Cronstadt (illustrated); — Coronation of the Czarina Catherine II. at Moscow, 1762; — Building of the Church of St. Isaac, 1768; — Peace with the Sublime Porte; — Restoration of the Kremlin, 1773 ; — Journey of the Czarina to Cherson, 1787. IwanofFs first medal is said to be that commemorating the Victory at Frankfort-on-the-Oder. He also engraved copies of medals relating to Peter the Great : Peace of Carlowitz (after A. Ljalin) ; — Building of the four Fleets (after Gouin or Haupt) ; — Second Expedition of the Russian Fleet to Finland (2 varieties); — Naval Victory of Tweremünde ; — Visit of Peter the Great to the Paris Mint (after Duvivier) ; — Pacification of the Empire (2 var.); — Capture of four Swedish frigates near Grönhamn, 27. July 1702 ; — Siege of Schlüsselburg, 1702 ; — Foundation of St. Petersburg, 1703; — Establishment of the Russian fleet on the Baltic Sea, 1703 ; — Siege of Dorpat; — Siege of Narva, 1704 ; — Siege of Mitau, 1705 ; — Capture of Löwenhaupt, 1706 ; — Surrender of Riga, 1710, and probably many others, some of which are unsigned. By the same artist are also the following medals : Accession of the Czarina Anna Ivanowna, 1730; — The Reign of the Czarina Anna; — Accession to the Throne of the Czarina Elizabeth, 1741 ; — General Amnesty granted, 1741 , R. by Wächter; — Reduction of Taxes, 1753 ; — Birth of the Grand Duke Paul Petrowitch, 1754; — New Servia constituted, 1754; — Remission of Crown Debts, 1754; — Settlement of landmark disputes, 1754; — Battles of Frankfort and Palzig, 1759; — Death of the Czarina Elizabeth, 1761 ; — Accession of Catherine II, 1762; — Reorganization of the St. Petersburg Mint, 1763; — Building of a Foundling Hospital at St. Petersburg, 1763 (2 var. in Boston Colln); — Prize Medal of the Academy of Fine Arts, 1766; — Building of the St. Petersburg Hippodrome, 1766; — Inoculation of the Russian Court against small-pox, 1768; — Naval Victories over the Turks, 1770; — Victory over the Turks by the river Kagul, 1770; — Conclusion of Peace with Turkey, 1774; — Prize Medal for Agriculture R. by Wächter, &c. Some of these medals, which are only signed on obv., may, notwith standing, be entirely the work of Iwanoff. This artist, during his long connection with the Mint, acquired a well-earned reputation, and no Russian Medallist is better known, both for the number and for the excellence of his works. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — List of Russian Medals in Num. Circular, 1898, col. 2986-92. — ?BEPCEHA, C?OBAP? ME?A??EPOB? ? ?PY??X? ???, 1874. — Thomsen, op. cit. — Iversen, Médailles de Pierre le Grand, ?c.
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
CHEVALIER, JEAN
CHEVALIER, JEAN (French). Medallist and worker in ivory, resided in London in 1690, ana then at Berlin, where he entered the service of the House of Brandenburg. Later on, he returned to Paris where he died. His portraits in ivory are very numerous, and one of them, preserved in the Museum of Nils Keder at Stockholm, is of especial interest to English collectors : Robert Boyle, seventh son of Richard, Earl of Cork, 1627-1692, one of the greatest natural philosophers of the seventeenth century. B...
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CHEVALIER, JEAN (French). Medallist and worker in ivory, resided in London in 1690, ana then at Berlin, where he entered the service of the House of Brandenburg. Later on, he returned to Paris where he died. His portraits in ivory are very numerous, and one of them, preserved in the Museum of Nils Keder at Stockholm, is of especial interest to English collectors : Robert Boyle, seventh son of Richard, Earl of Cork, 1627-1692, one of the greatest natural philosophers of the seventeenth century. B...
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CHEVALIER, NICOLAS
CHEVALIER, NICOLAS (French). Medallist, born at Sedan, died at Utrecht in 1720. He was a protestant minister, and obliged to take refuge in Holland on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He resided for some time at Amsterdam 1694-1705, and afterwards settled at Utrecht, where he was granted the privilege of striking medals in his own house. Several of his medals belong to the English series, and some are only copies of those by other artists : Marriage of William III., Prince of Orange, and P...
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CHEVALIER, NICOLAS (French). Medallist, born at Sedan, died at Utrecht in 1720. He was a protestant minister, and obliged to take refuge in Holland on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He resided for some time at Amsterdam 1694-1705, and afterwards settled at Utrecht, where he was granted the privilege of striking medals in his own house. Several of his medals belong to the English series, and some are only copies of those by other artists : Marriage of William III., Prince of Orange, and P...
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CHOIRION
CHOIRION (XOIPI?N) (Greek). Coin-engraver at Catana, during the latter end of the fifth century B.C. (Circ. B.C. 415-403); his signature appears in full on a Tetradrachm, and abbreviated to XOI on a Drachm. 1. AR. Tetradrachm. Obv. Head of Apollo, laur., facing, between a bow and a lyre ; beneath, AMO???N ; artist's name, XOPI?N. R. KATANAI?N. Fast quadriga; in the background an Ionic column (the meta); in ex. crayfish. B. M. Cat., Sicily, n° 34. 2. AR. Drachm. Obv. AMENANO?. Full-face head...
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CHOIRION (XOIPI?N) (Greek). Coin-engraver at Catana, during the latter end of the fifth century B.C. (Circ. B.C. 415-403); his signature appears in full on a Tetradrachm, and abbreviated to XOI on a Drachm. 1. AR. Tetradrachm. Obv. Head of Apollo, laur., facing, between a bow and a lyre ; beneath, AMO???N ; artist's name, XOPI?N. R. KATANAI?N. Fast quadriga; in the background an Ionic column (the meta); in ex. crayfish. B. M. Cat., Sicily, n° 34. 2. AR. Drachm. Obv. AMENANO?. Full-face head...
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CHRISTELBAUER, JOSEPH CHRISTIAN
CHRISTELBAUER, JOSEPH CHRISTIAN (Austr.). Contemporary Viennese Die-sinker and Medallist, born in 1820, † 20. August 1897. Among the more recent productions of this die-sinking establishment, I may record the following medals : Marriage of Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria with Princess Stephanie of Belgium, 1881 ; — International Postal Exhibition at Vienna, 1890; — Electrical Exhibition at Vienna, 1883 ; — National Exhibition at Buda-Pesth, 1885 (3 var-); — Public Festivities at Vienna, 1881; —"...
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CHRISTELBAUER, JOSEPH CHRISTIAN (Austr.). Contemporary Viennese Die-sinker and Medallist, born in 1820, † 20. August 1897. Among the more recent productions of this die-sinking establishment, I may record the following medals : Marriage of Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria with Princess Stephanie of Belgium, 1881 ; — International Postal Exhibition at Vienna, 1890; — Electrical Exhibition at Vienna, 1883 ; — National Exhibition at Buda-Pesth, 1885 (3 var-); — Public Festivities at Vienna, 1881; —"...
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