KOUNITZKY, FRANZ (Austr.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing at Vienna. He is a talented young artist, who has produced already some excellent work, especially Portraits of Musicians, &c. By this Medallist are : Portrait-plaquettes (cast) of Verdi (1902); — Richard Wagner (1901) (2 var.); — Dr Joachim, 1902; — Albert Lortzing (1902); — Portrait-plaquette, obv. Bust of Verdi R. Bust of Mascagni, 1902; — Rossini, 1902; — Leoncavallo, 1902; — Th. Mommsen, at the age of 85, 1902 (illustrated) ; — Udel ; — Tolstoy ; — Charpentier ; — Ibsen ; — Fräulein v. Wrangel; — Schmedes ; — Sarah Bernhardt; — Bellini; — Rossini ; — Zumpe; — Eleonora Duse; — Franzi; — Schumann ; — Kubelik ; — Wolff ; — d'Anunzio ; — Hauptmann ; — Charpentier; — Portrait-plaquette, obv. Robert Schumann R. Klara Schumann ; — Leo Tolstoy ; — Brahms ; — A. Girardi ; — H. Niese, etc. Bibliography. — Dompierre de Chaufepié, Médailles et Plaquettes modernes, II. — Mittheilungen des Klubs der Münz- und Medaillenfreunde, 1901-2.
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
KIRK, A.
KIRK, A. (Brit.). Probably a brother of John Kirk, and also a Medallist. He died in 1761 or thereabout. His workshop was in St. Paul's Churchyard. By him are : 1745. The Rebels repulsed by the Duke of Cumberland (obv. only, signed A. KIRK F.); — 1745. Another, on the same event (obv. only); — 1746. Battle of Culloden (R. only) ; — 1746. Another, on the same event (entirely by A. Kirk), &c. A. Kirk worked in conjunction with John Kirk. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Franks and Grueber, M...
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KIRK, A. (Brit.). Probably a brother of John Kirk, and also a Medallist. He died in 1761 or thereabout. His workshop was in St. Paul's Churchyard. By him are : 1745. The Rebels repulsed by the Duke of Cumberland (obv. only, signed A. KIRK F.); — 1745. Another, on the same event (obv. only); — 1746. Battle of Culloden (R. only) ; — 1746. Another, on the same event (entirely by A. Kirk), &c. A. Kirk worked in conjunction with John Kirk. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Franks and Grueber, M...
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KIRK, JOHN
KIRK, JOHN (Brit.). A London Medallist and Gem-engraver of the second half of the eighteenth century, born in 1724, by whom are a number of medals and medalets. He wasa pupil of James Anthony Dassier, and received premiums from the Society of Arts. With A. Kirk he lived in St. Paul's Churchyard, where he died on the 27th of November 1776. His signature occurs as : I. KIRK F.; — KIRK ; — KIRK FEC. ; — I. KIRK ; — KIRK FEC. John Kirk's best known works are : Medals. Edward VI., Christ's Hospital's...
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KIRK, JOHN (Brit.). A London Medallist and Gem-engraver of the second half of the eighteenth century, born in 1724, by whom are a number of medals and medalets. He wasa pupil of James Anthony Dassier, and received premiums from the Society of Arts. With A. Kirk he lived in St. Paul's Churchyard, where he died on the 27th of November 1776. His signature occurs as : I. KIRK F.; — KIRK ; — KIRK FEC. ; — I. KIRK ; — KIRK FEC. John Kirk's best known works are : Medals. Edward VI., Christ's Hospital's...
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KIRKWOOD & SON
KIRKWOOD & SON (Brit.). This firm has long been connected with medallic work in Edinburgh. The great-grandfather of the present representative and his grandfather were both well-known engravers ". (Cochran-Patrick, Medals of Scotland, p. 268). Henry Kirkwood, the author of the Watt Medal, and his brother, Alexander, 1804- 1879, are the best known Medallists of the family. The signature KIRKWOOD & SON or A. KIRKWOOD & SON to which is added sometimes EDINR. occurs on the following medals enumer at...
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KIRKWOOD & SON (Brit.). This firm has long been connected with medallic work in Edinburgh. The great-grandfather of the present representative and his grandfather were both well-known engravers ". (Cochran-Patrick, Medals of Scotland, p. 268). Henry Kirkwood, the author of the Watt Medal, and his brother, Alexander, 1804- 1879, are the best known Medallists of the family. The signature KIRKWOOD & SON or A. KIRKWOOD & SON to which is added sometimes EDINR. occurs on the following medals enumer at...
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KIRKWOOD, ALEXANDER
KIRKWOOD, ALEXANDER (Brit.). Medallist of the second and third quarters of the nineteenth century, who resided at Edinburgh, where he died on the 6. August,; 1879, at the age of seventyfive, having been born on the 23. August, 1804. From Cochran-Patrick, we learn that he is the author of the following medals : Montrose Medal of Merit (signed : A. KIRKWOOD); — Medals of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts (2 var.); Medal of the Photographic Society of Scotland (R. only); — Medal of the Ayrshire Ag...
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KIRKWOOD, ALEXANDER (Brit.). Medallist of the second and third quarters of the nineteenth century, who resided at Edinburgh, where he died on the 6. August,; 1879, at the age of seventyfive, having been born on the 23. August, 1804. From Cochran-Patrick, we learn that he is the author of the following medals : Montrose Medal of Merit (signed : A. KIRKWOOD); — Medals of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts (2 var.); Medal of the Photographic Society of Scotland (R. only); — Medal of the Ayrshire Ag...
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