KRAKOWSKY, PHILIPP, Count KOLOWRAT (Austr.). Mint-master general in Bohemia, 1732-1748. Bibliography. — Fiala, Sammlung böhmischer Münzen, etc.
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.
KITTEL, GEORG WILHELM
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/...
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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/...
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KITTEL, JOHANN
KITTEL, JOHANN (Germ.). Medallist of Breslau, born at Namslau in 1656, died on the 25. November 1740. The earliest medals on which his monogram appears (K. or I. K.; are dated 1681, and from that date until his death he executed numerous medals commemorating events in Saxon history as well as personal medals. I could only find descriptions of the following : Bombardment of Belgrade, 1688 ; — Religious Medals (for Christening, Marriage, etc. ceremonies ; also commemorative of Peace festivities) ;...
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KITTEL, JOHANN (Germ.). Medallist of Breslau, born at Namslau in 1656, died on the 25. November 1740. The earliest medals on which his monogram appears (K. or I. K.; are dated 1681, and from that date until his death he executed numerous medals commemorating events in Saxon history as well as personal medals. I could only find descriptions of the following : Bombardment of Belgrade, 1688 ; — Religious Medals (for Christening, Marriage, etc. ceremonies ; also commemorative of Peace festivities) ;...
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KITTEL, JOHANN GOTTLIEB
KITTEL, JOHANN GOTTLIEB (Germ.). Medallist of Breslau, son of Johann Kittel, and brother of Georg Wilhelm, was born in 1688 and died in 1727, only 39 years old. His productions are usually signed JGK. These initials occur on a Thaler of 1714; — Johann Andreas Baron von Plencken, Chancellor of Silesia, 1718; — Thaler on his Jubilee, &c. Some of the medals engraved by the Kittels are described in Kundmann's " Heimsuchungen"; a few were designed by the celebrated Caspar Neumann. Many being unsigned...
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KITTEL, JOHANN GOTTLIEB (Germ.). Medallist of Breslau, son of Johann Kittel, and brother of Georg Wilhelm, was born in 1688 and died in 1727, only 39 years old. His productions are usually signed JGK. These initials occur on a Thaler of 1714; — Johann Andreas Baron von Plencken, Chancellor of Silesia, 1718; — Thaler on his Jubilee, &c. Some of the medals engraved by the Kittels are described in Kundmann's " Heimsuchungen"; a few were designed by the celebrated Caspar Neumann. Many being unsigned...
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KITZKATZ, RUPRECHT NICLAS
KITZKATZ, RUPRECHT NICLAS (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver at Dresden, circa 1615-1633. His name has been discovered by Julius and Albert Erbstein, who have shown that the monogram stands for Kitzkatz, and not Rull, as given by Schlickeysen. To this Engraver, the compilers of the Engelhardt Catalogue have attributed the following pieces : Christmas Coins, 1617, issued by Prince Elector John George II. in honour of his mother, Sophia ; 1st type, with legends : VT SALOMON SIC EGO MATREM —MATER...
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KITZKATZ, RUPRECHT NICLAS (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver at Dresden, circa 1615-1633. His name has been discovered by Julius and Albert Erbstein, who have shown that the monogram stands for Kitzkatz, and not Rull, as given by Schlickeysen. To this Engraver, the compilers of the Engelhardt Catalogue have attributed the following pieces : Christmas Coins, 1617, issued by Prince Elector John George II. in honour of his mother, Sophia ; 1st type, with legends : VT SALOMON SIC EGO MATREM —MATER...
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