KLINGHAMMER, JOHANN ANTON DAVID (Germ.). Mint-master at Hildburghausen, 1760, and Eisenach, 1763-1765. His signature K or KL. occurs on Thalers, Gulden, &c. of 1763, Convention Thalers, Gulden, &c. of Anna Amalia, Duchess Regent of Saxe-Weimar, 1764 and 1765 (Thaler illustrated).
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
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
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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KARLSTEEN, ARFVID
KARLSTEEN, ARFVID (Swede). (1654-1718). Vide Vol. I, p. 212. We read in Bolzenthal, p. 237 : " The Court of Stockholm employed an artist, Arvid Karlsten, who in his time received excessive distinction. Born at Karlskoga in Vermland, 1647, he had in his early youth made himself so well acquainted with the Art that he was enabled to pursue his studies in foreign countries; in Paris under Varin, and in London under John Roettier. After he had finished them, he obtained celebrity in Berlin and Dresd...
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KARLSTEEN, ARFVID (Swede). (1654-1718). Vide Vol. I, p. 212. We read in Bolzenthal, p. 237 : " The Court of Stockholm employed an artist, Arvid Karlsten, who in his time received excessive distinction. Born at Karlskoga in Vermland, 1647, he had in his early youth made himself so well acquainted with the Art that he was enabled to pursue his studies in foreign countries; in Paris under Varin, and in London under John Roettier. After he had finished them, he obtained celebrity in Berlin and Dresd...
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KAUERHASE, MATHIAS
KAUERHASE, MATHIAS (Germ.). Coin-engraver at the Breslau Mint, circa 1572-1627. He cut dies for the coinage of Ducats of the Silesian mining town of Reichstein, struck in the name of Wilhelm von Rosenberg, 1582. By this Engraver are also the following medals : The Engelhart family (2 var.), 1623 ; — Charles II. von Oels, 1615 ; — Raitpfennig of G. Rösler, 1607/9; — Basil von Sonn, Mint-master at Oels, Raitpfennig, 1612/14; — Religious Medals, EGO SVM VIA VERITAS. Bust of Christ; SALVATOR MVNDI, ...
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KAUERHASE, MATHIAS (Germ.). Coin-engraver at the Breslau Mint, circa 1572-1627. He cut dies for the coinage of Ducats of the Silesian mining town of Reichstein, struck in the name of Wilhelm von Rosenberg, 1582. By this Engraver are also the following medals : The Engelhart family (2 var.), 1623 ; — Charles II. von Oels, 1615 ; — Raitpfennig of G. Rösler, 1607/9; — Basil von Sonn, Mint-master at Oels, Raitpfennig, 1612/14; — Religious Medals, EGO SVM VIA VERITAS. Bust of Christ; SALVATOR MVNDI, ...
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