KULLRICH, WILHELM (Germ.). Royal Prussian Court-and first Mint-medallist; born at Dahme, on December 18, 1821 ; died at Berlin on the 1st of September, 1887; pupil of his father, the medallist Karl Fischer, and the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts, he was obliged early to earn his living, and entered first the Die-sinking works of G. Loos, then came to London, where he was for some time employed by Wyon (1850), and made short stays at Brussels and Paris (1853), Munich and Switzerland (1855). In 1859 he was appointed Assistant-engraver at the Berlin Mint; on April 1, 1862, Chief-engraver; and in 1864, Medallist to the Mint. He executed coin-dies for Prussia and other states of the German Confederation, also for the German Empire, Roumania, Brazil, Norway and Egypt, He also reorganised the Mints at St. Petersburg and Bukarest, but refused a permanent appointment offered to him by the Russian government. Kullrich is the author of numerous commemorative medals, some of which are of excellent work. Among these, I may mention : Presentation medal to the first Champions of German commerce in the East under the German Orient Society, 1845 ; — Inauguration of a monument to Frederick the Great, 1851; — Portrait-medal of Goethe, 1849; — The Revolution in Baden quelled, 1849; — Portrait-medal of Schiller (sev. var.); — Portrait-medal of Gottfried Schadow, sculptor, 1850; — Inauguration of a monument to Blucher at Krieblowitz, 1853 ; — Marriage of Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse, with Princess Anna of Prussia, 1853; — Marriage of Frederick Charles, Prince of Prussia, with Mary, Princess of Annalt, 1854 ; — Silver Wedding of Prince Frederick William, and consort Princess Augusta of Saxony, 1854; — Prize Medal of the Berlin Horse Lottery ; — Commemorative medal of Gustavus Adolphus II. of Sweden ; — Prize Medal of the Norwegian Royal Academy of Fine Arts; — Johann Friedrich August Borsig, 1854; — The Blucher Memorial at Berlin, 1855; — Marriage of the Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia with Princess Victoria of Great Britain, 1858 (2 var.); — Medallion on the same event (53 mill. ; designed by A. Fischer) ; — Birth of Prince Frederick William Victor (now William II., German Emperor), 1859; — Coronation of William I., King of Prussia, at Koenigsberg, 1861; — Peace of Paris, after the Crimean War, 1856 ; — Coronation of King Charles XV. of Sweden, 1860 ; — Dr Moritz Heinrich August Rosenberg, of Berlin ; — Sixth Centenary of Koenigsberg, 1855; — Medal of Merit of Charles Anthony, Prince of Hohenzollern ; — Johann F. A. Borsig & Alb. Borsig Locomotive Works, 1858 (2 var.).; — New South Wales Industrial Exhibition, 1862 ; — The Railway Bridge at Dirschau, 1860; — The Austrian Campaign, 1866 (sev. var. ; one 85 mill.) ; — 25th Anniversary of the Association for the preservation of Cologne Cathedral, 1867; — Marriage of Otto, Count of Stolberg-Wernigerode, 1863; — Ludwig Friedrich Klipfel, Director of the Berlin Mint, 1865 ; — J. Von Pannewitz, Prize Medal of the Silesian Sylvicultural Society, 1866; — The St.Panteleimon Hospital at Bucarest, 1868; — Marriage of Charles I. of Roumania with Princess Elizabeth of Neuwied, 1869 ; — Large official medals on the Prussian Campaigns of 1864, 1866, and 1870/71; — Victories over the French in 1870-1871 (85 mill.; designed by Th. Grosse) ; — Other medals, on the same event ; — Frederick William, Prince Radziwill, 1870 ; — Foundation of the German Empire, 1871 sev. var.; one edited by G. Loos; another illustrated) ; — Coronation of King Oscar II. of Sweden and Queen Sophia, 1873 ; — Golden Wedding of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Frederick of Baden; — 50th Anniversary of the St. John Lodge of " Inviolate Unity " at Hamburg, 1867; — Jubilee of the Duke of Brunswick, 1881 (designed by R. Diez); — Golden Wedding of King William I. of Prussia and Queen Augusta, 1879 ; — Sixth German Federal Rifle Meeting at Düsseldon, 1878; — Robert Scharff († 1880); — Medal of the Breslau Sporting Club, 1882 ; — Proclamation of King Carol I., of Roumania, 1881 ; — Dr F. W. A. G. H. P. Uhlmann, of Potsdam, 1881 ; — Inauguration of a Sanatorium for Children by the Crown Princess Victoria, 1884; — Marriage of Crown Prince William of Prussia with Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, 1881 ; — Birth of Prince William, 1882; — Completion of the Castle of Pelesch, with busts of the King and Queen of Roumania, 1883; — Numerous Prize Medals; — Inauguration of the Railway from Bucarest to Constantza, 1895, &c. Kullrich was honorary member of the Fine Art Academies of Vienna and St. Petersburg, and formed many pupils in Germany and elswhere. He occupies a place of honour among German nineteenth century Medallists. Bibliography. — Blatter für Münzfreunde, 1887, p. 1354. — Müller & Singer, Allgemeines Künstler-Lexicon. — Nagler, Monogrammisten, 1881. — Menadier, op. cit. — Reimmann Sale Catalogue. — Dr F. P. Weber, Medals and Medallions of the 19th century, 1894. — Marvin, Masonic Medals, 1880. — Bahrfeldt, Münzen von Hohenzollern.
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
KOENE, D.
KOENE, D. (Dutch). Medallist of the latter end of the seventeenth century, by whom are medals commemorating the return of William III. to Holland, &c. " His works " says Mr. Grueber " are very few, and little is known of him". The Engraver's signature : D. Koene or D. K- occurs on the following pieces : Fireworks at the Hague 26. Jan./ 5. Feb. 1691 on William III.'s return to Holland; — William's throne established, Oct. 1691 R. Four warriors, armed, defending an orange-tree; — Johann van Briene...
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KOENE, D. (Dutch). Medallist of the latter end of the seventeenth century, by whom are medals commemorating the return of William III. to Holland, &c. " His works " says Mr. Grueber " are very few, and little is known of him". The Engraver's signature : D. Koene or D. K- occurs on the following pieces : Fireworks at the Hague 26. Jan./ 5. Feb. 1691 on William III.'s return to Holland; — William's throne established, Oct. 1691 R. Four warriors, armed, defending an orange-tree; — Johann van Briene...
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KOENIG, ANTONI
KOENIG, ANTONI (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Hall in Tyrol, 1723-1743. Probably a son of Johann Antoni Koenig or Khunig. By him are perhaps the Günzburg Thalers of 1765, 1766, &c. (signed : A. K.) ; — The Archduchess Marie-Antoinette arrives at Günzburg, 1770 (R. only); — The Archduke Leopold and consort, and Duke Charles of Lorraine and his sister Caroline visit Vienna, 1770; — Visit of T. H. to the Vienna Mint, 1770; — The Empress Maria Theresia lends prompt aid to the famished inhabitants of Wet...
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KOENIG, ANTONI (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Hall in Tyrol, 1723-1743. Probably a son of Johann Antoni Koenig or Khunig. By him are perhaps the Günzburg Thalers of 1765, 1766, &c. (signed : A. K.) ; — The Archduchess Marie-Antoinette arrives at Günzburg, 1770 (R. only); — The Archduke Leopold and consort, and Duke Charles of Lorraine and his sister Caroline visit Vienna, 1770; — Visit of T. H. to the Vienna Mint, 1770; — The Empress Maria Theresia lends prompt aid to the famished inhabitants of Wet...
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KOENIG, OTTFRIED
KOENIG, OTTFRIED (Germ.). Medallist at Moscow, 1718-1724, whose productions are signed 0. K. Schlickeysen observes that this signature (and also K. 0.) occurs on medals of Peter the Great, for which however dies of the Augsburg Medallist P. H. Müller, who died in 1718, were used. The Moscow Roubles of 1718-1724 are the work of Koenig (one of 1724 illustrated), and apparently also the following medals : Second Expedition of the Russian Fleet to Finland; — Another, on the sameevent; R. A variety o...
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KOENIG, OTTFRIED (Germ.). Medallist at Moscow, 1718-1724, whose productions are signed 0. K. Schlickeysen observes that this signature (and also K. 0.) occurs on medals of Peter the Great, for which however dies of the Augsburg Medallist P. H. Müller, who died in 1718, were used. The Moscow Roubles of 1718-1724 are the work of Koenig (one of 1724 illustrated), and apparently also the following medals : Second Expedition of the Russian Fleet to Finland; — Another, on the sameevent; R. A variety o...
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KOCH, JOHANN
KOCH, JOHANN (Germ.). Mint-master at Dresden, 1688-1698. His initials occur on the coins issued by him of John George III. of Saxony: Thalers, Gulden, &c. of 1690, Begräbnissthalers, Gulden, &c. of 1691; — John George IV : Reichsthaler, 1691 (illustrated); Thaler on the Elector's Inauguration as a Knight of the Order of the Garter; " Begräbnissthalers", and Gulden, 1694; — Frederick Augustus I. : Thaler (illustrated) and subdivisions of 1696, Courant- Thaler on the Birth of the Prince Elector Fr...
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KOCH, JOHANN (Germ.). Mint-master at Dresden, 1688-1698. His initials occur on the coins issued by him of John George III. of Saxony: Thalers, Gulden, &c. of 1690, Begräbnissthalers, Gulden, &c. of 1691; — John George IV : Reichsthaler, 1691 (illustrated); Thaler on the Elector's Inauguration as a Knight of the Order of the Garter; " Begräbnissthalers", and Gulden, 1694; — Frederick Augustus I. : Thaler (illustrated) and subdivisions of 1696, Courant- Thaler on the Birth of the Prince Elector Fr...
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