KITTEL, GEORG WILHELM (Germ.). Medallist, born at Breslau in 1694, where he died in 1769. His productions are usually signed GWK or K. Amongst his best known works are : Death of King Charles VI., 1740 ; — Death of the Emperor Charles VII., 1745 ; — Bohemian Coronation of Maria Theresia, 1743 (2 var.); — relief of Prague, 1743 ; — Thalers and Half Thalers of Charles VI.; — Thalers of Frederick II. for Silesia; — The Famine of 1736; — End of the Famine, 1737 (3 var.); — The severe Winter of 1739/40; — Jubilee of the Discovery of Printing, 1740; — Death of Charles VI., 1740 (signed : G. W. KITTEL) ; — Silesia mourning for Charles VI., 1741 ; — Battle of Mollwitz, 1741; — Siege of Breslau, 1741 ; — Portrait-medal of Frederick II. and his Consort, — Queen Elizabeth Christina, 1741 ; — Battle of Chotusitz, 1742 (3 var.) ; — Preliminaries of the Peace of Breslau, 1742 (2 var.) ; — Recapture of Prague, 1743 (2 var.); — The Comet of 1744; — Marriage of Luise Ulrika of Prussia with Adolph Frederick of Sweden, 1744; — Taking of Prague. 1744 (2 var.); — Battle of Hohenfriedeberg, 1745 (4 var.); — The Great Draught in Silesia, 1746; — Foundation of the Reformed Church at Breslau, 1747 (2 var.); — Plague of Grasshoppers in Silesia, 1748; — Explosion of Breslau Arsenal, 1749; — Dedication of the Reformed Church at Breslau, 1750; — Zinzendorf, and the Community of Moravian Brethren, 1750; — Jubilee of the Church of Peace at Jauer, 1755 ; — Coronation Medal of Frederick II. (Breslau), 1741, etc. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Friedensburg und Seger, Schlesiens Münzen und Medaillen der neueren Zeit, Breslau, 1901. — Kirmis, op. cit. — Iversen, op. cit. — Hildebrand, op. cit. — Schlesiens Vorzeit, &c. VII.
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
JUNIO THALATIONI, C.
JUNIO THALATIONI, C. (Roman). Probably a Seal and Gem engraver, who also cut coin-dies, during the first century B.C. The Rev. Hands in an article published in Spink's Numismatic Circular , col. 2899 on "The Denarii of the Roman Republic considered as specimens of art" remarks : "From the similarity of work on the seals and the coins we are led to expect that both kinds of work were undertaken by the same craftsmen or artists and this is confirmed by certain inscriptions quoted in Facciolati Le...
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JUNIO THALATIONI, C. (Roman). Probably a Seal and Gem engraver, who also cut coin-dies, during the first century B.C. The Rev. Hands in an article published in Spink's Numismatic Circular , col. 2899 on "The Denarii of the Roman Republic considered as specimens of art" remarks : "From the similarity of work on the seals and the coins we are led to expect that both kinds of work were undertaken by the same craftsmen or artists and this is confirmed by certain inscriptions quoted in Facciolati Le...
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KACHEL, LUDWIG
KACHEL, LUDWIG (Germ.). Medallist and Mint-engraver at Karlsruhe, circa 1826-1874. Some of his medals are signed K, others L. Kachel. In 1834, he was entrusted by the Grand Duke of Baden with the execution of a medal on the consecration of the monument, placed in the chapel of the castle of Pforzheim, in honour of the 400 Pforzheimers who fell at Wimpfen. He is also the author of a medal with portrait of Ludwig, Grand Duke of Baden, and R. the Karlsruhe mint, 1826. A Kronenthaler of Baden, 1836...
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KACHEL, LUDWIG (Germ.). Medallist and Mint-engraver at Karlsruhe, circa 1826-1874. Some of his medals are signed K, others L. Kachel. In 1834, he was entrusted by the Grand Duke of Baden with the execution of a medal on the consecration of the monument, placed in the chapel of the castle of Pforzheim, in honour of the 400 Pforzheimers who fell at Wimpfen. He is also the author of a medal with portrait of Ludwig, Grand Duke of Baden, and R. the Karlsruhe mint, 1826. A Kronenthaler of Baden, 1836...
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KAMM, JEAN DANIEL
KAMM, JEAN DANIEL (French). Die-sinker of Strassburg, end of the eighteenth century, (circ. 1768-1790). His signature KAMM. F. occurs on a variety of the medal struck in commemoration of the election of Philippe Frederic Dietrich, First Mayor of Strassburg, 5. February 1790, and also on the following : Mausoleum of the Marshal de Saxe, in St. Thomas Church, Strassburg; — Portraitmedal of J. B. Schoepflin, 1771 ; — Exhibition of a Rhinoceros at Strassburg, 1748, &c. Bibliography. — Hennin, Histo...
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KAMM, JEAN DANIEL (French). Die-sinker of Strassburg, end of the eighteenth century, (circ. 1768-1790). His signature KAMM. F. occurs on a variety of the medal struck in commemoration of the election of Philippe Frederic Dietrich, First Mayor of Strassburg, 5. February 1790, and also on the following : Mausoleum of the Marshal de Saxe, in St. Thomas Church, Strassburg; — Portraitmedal of J. B. Schoepflin, 1771 ; — Exhibition of a Rhinoceros at Strassburg, 1748, &c. Bibliography. — Hennin, Histo...
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KARL, HEINRICH
KARL, HEINRICH (Austr.). Medallist at Vienna, first half of the nineteenth century. His signature occurs on the following medals : Battle of Leipzig, 1813 ; — Prize Medal of the Oswald School at Mautern, 1803; — Prize Medal of the English Young Ladies' Boarding School at St. Pölten, 1816; — Visit of the Emperor Francis Joseph I. to Nagy-Banya, 1852 ; — X. Congress of Hungarian Physicians at Neusohl, 1842 (In Boston Coll), etc. His usual signature was H. K. F. Bibliography. — Katalog der Münzen u...
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KARL, HEINRICH (Austr.). Medallist at Vienna, first half of the nineteenth century. His signature occurs on the following medals : Battle of Leipzig, 1813 ; — Prize Medal of the Oswald School at Mautern, 1803; — Prize Medal of the English Young Ladies' Boarding School at St. Pölten, 1816; — Visit of the Emperor Francis Joseph I. to Nagy-Banya, 1852 ; — X. Congress of Hungarian Physicians at Neusohl, 1842 (In Boston Coll), etc. His usual signature was H. K. F. Bibliography. — Katalog der Münzen u...
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