LANGE, KONRAD (Austr.). Medallist and Mint-engraver at Vienna; died in 1856. From 1843 until his death he filled the post of Assistant-engraver at the Vienna Mint, and was employed in cutting dies for the Austrian coinage, under Joh. Bapt. Würth, and often in collaboration with Franz Gaul, Franz Zeichner, and other artists. As a Medallist, his work deserves praise for the careful modelling of portraits and the great assurance with which hetreated his subjects. Among Lange's productions are : Inauguration of a Monument to Emperor Francis I. on the Burgplatz, 1846 (signed: K. LANGE) ; — Jubilee of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, 1846; — Medals for Valour in the field, 1848-1849; — Baron Franz von Jacquin, naturalist, 1839 (signed : KONR. LANGE) ; — Medal for Civil Merit, 1849; — Maximilian, Baron von Lerchenfeld ; — Franz Anton Count von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky, 1842; — Moritz Count von Dietrichstein-Proskau-Lesbic, 1846; — Franz Liszt, composer, 1846; — Anton Baron von Prokesch-Osten, 1846; — Jubilee of Patriarch Johann Ladislaw Pyrker, 1847; — Rudolf, Count Czernin von Chudenitz, 1847; — Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, 1847; — Archduke John, Administrator of the Empire, at the Frankfort Diet, 1848; — Abdication of Emperor Ferdinand I., 1848 ; — Josef Baron von Jellachich, 1848; — Ferdinand I., 1848; — J. Würth, Chief-engraver at the Vienna Mint; — Dr Franz Wirer von Rettenbach, 1771-1844, dated 1843 ; — Count Vincent Piccolomini of Aragon, 1853; —Anniversary medal of Salomon Meier,Baron Rothschild, 1844; — Franz V., Duke of Modena, 1819-1875 ; — Fidelity of the Army to the Emperor Francis Joseph I., 1859 ; — Marriage of the Emperor with Princess Elizabeth of Bavaria, 1854; — Birth of the Archduchess Sophie, 1857 (signed : C. LANGE) ; — Obv. of Four Ducat pieces, 1857, 1858 and 1859 (R by F. Gaul); — Viennese " Raths-and Salvator-Pfennige " ; — Medal for valour in the field, executed at Olmütz, 1849; — 10th Meeting of the German Society of Agriculture and Sylviculture, at Gratz, 1846; — Accession of Francis Joseph I., 1848; — The so-called " Fahnen-Medaille", 1848 (R by F. Zeichner); — Victory of Novara, 23. March 1849 ; — Clemens Wenzel Lothar, Prince Metternich, 1841 (signed : CONR. LANGE) ; — Archduke Joseph, son of the Emperor Leopold II., — 1776-1847 (illustrated); Wilhelm Haidinger, 1856; — 70th Anniversary of Salomon Mayer von Rothschild, 1844; — Foundation of the German Fleet, 1848 ; — Prince Aug. Long- de Lobkowitz (1840); — Joseph Freiherr Jellacic von Buzim; — Victory of Novara, 1854; — Building of the Arsenal at Vienna, 1855, etc. In 1845, Lange was entrusted with the cutting of dies for a new Greek coinage of King Otho. Pattern 5 Drachma pieces of that date exist (signed K. A.) but were not approved of by the Government, and the old dies engraved by Voigt were still used until 1847. In a later attempt, Lange was more successful. The artist's contribution to this series consists of : Al. 40 Drachmai, 1852 ( 8 specimens known); — 20 Drachmai, 1852 (unique); — AR. 5 Drachmai, 1851; — 1 Drachme, 1851 ; — 1/2 Drachme, 1851, 1855 ; —1/4 Drachme, 1851, 1855 ; — ?. 10, 5, 2 and 1 Lepta, 1851, 1857. Among his dies for the Austrian Coinage are : 4 Ducats, Al 1852 (obv.); — 2 Ducats, 1852; — Ducats, 1852; — Double Gulden, 1852 ; — Gulden, 1852 ; — Sovrani for Lombardy-Venetia, 1853 ; — Mezzi Sovrani, 1853 ; — Double Gulden, 1855 ; — Twenty- Gulden, Al, 1855 ; — Ten Gulden, Al, 1855 ; — Five Gulden, Al, 1855 ; — 4 Ducats, Al, 1858. Bibliography. — Wurzbach, Biog . Lexikon. — Domanig, Porträtmedaillen des Erzhauses Oesterreich, 1896. — Fiala, Beschreibung, &c. — Mittheilungen des Klubs der Münz-und Medaillen freunde in Wien, 1892-1904. — Katalog der Münzen-und Medaillen-Stempel-Sammlung des K. K. Hauptmünzamtes, Wien, 1901. — Information kindly supplied by M. Jean P. Lambros. — Joseph & Fellner, Die Münzen von Frankfurt-am-Main, 1896.
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
KRUEGER, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH
KRUEGER, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH (Germ.). Mint-engraver, and Medallist at Dresden ; born in 1749 ; died in 1805 (?) He studied the fine arts at the schools of his native city, and received tuition in medal engraving from the celebrated medallist, Wermuth. He then went to Denmark, and as a pupil of the Academy of Copenhagen gained two prizes. In 1777 he returned to Saxony, and executed various medals and works in ronde-bosse. In 1787 he was appointed Assistant-engraver, and in 1797, Chief-engraver at ...
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KRUEGER, FRIEDRICH HEINRICH (Germ.). Mint-engraver, and Medallist at Dresden ; born in 1749 ; died in 1805 (?) He studied the fine arts at the schools of his native city, and received tuition in medal engraving from the celebrated medallist, Wermuth. He then went to Denmark, and as a pupil of the Academy of Copenhagen gained two prizes. In 1777 he returned to Saxony, and executed various medals and works in ronde-bosse. In 1787 he was appointed Assistant-engraver, and in 1797, Chief-engraver at ...
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KRUEGER, CHRISTIAN JOSEPH
KRUEGER, CHRISTIAN JOSEPH (Germ.). Mint-engraver and Medallist at Dresden ; son of EPHRAIM BENJAMIN K. and younger brother of FRIEDRICH HEINRICH K. ; born at Dresden in 1759, and died there on the 4th of February 1814. He studied drawing and sculpture at the Academy of Dresden, under the direction of Hutin and Knöfler. After eight years' studies, he undertook journeys through Livonia and Russia, and worked at various places, giving his special attention to Portrait-medallions in wax, busts and t...
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KRUEGER, CHRISTIAN JOSEPH (Germ.). Mint-engraver and Medallist at Dresden ; son of EPHRAIM BENJAMIN K. and younger brother of FRIEDRICH HEINRICH K. ; born at Dresden in 1759, and died there on the 4th of February 1814. He studied drawing and sculpture at the Academy of Dresden, under the direction of Hutin and Knöfler. After eight years' studies, he undertook journeys through Livonia and Russia, and worked at various places, giving his special attention to Portrait-medallions in wax, busts and t...
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KRUEGER, KARL REINHARD
KRUEGER, KARL REINHARD (Germ.). Mint-engraver and Medallist at Dresden; born at Dresden, 20. March 1794; died there, 20. February 1879. He was apprenticed to D. Loos at Berlin, and became later Medallist to the Court of Saxony. His brother Ferdinand Anton K. was a clever Copper -plate-engraver. Most of K. R. Krueger's medals are connected with Saxon history; amongst them I may notice : Portrait-medal of Karl Maria von Weber, composer, 1825; — C. A. Böttiger, archaeologist, 1830; — Jubilee of Kin...
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KRUEGER, KARL REINHARD (Germ.). Mint-engraver and Medallist at Dresden; born at Dresden, 20. March 1794; died there, 20. February 1879. He was apprenticed to D. Loos at Berlin, and became later Medallist to the Court of Saxony. His brother Ferdinand Anton K. was a clever Copper -plate-engraver. Most of K. R. Krueger's medals are connected with Saxon history; amongst them I may notice : Portrait-medal of Karl Maria von Weber, composer, 1825; — C. A. Böttiger, archaeologist, 1830; — Jubilee of Kin...
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KRUG, HANS (JUNIOR)
KRUG, HANS (JUNIOR) (Germ.). Goldsmith and Mint-engraver at Nuremberg; died in December, 1518. He was appointed Diecutter at the Mint in 1513 (auf absteen Hannssen Craffts ist der Jung Hanns krug Goltschmied zu ainem eyssengraber ertailt und sol im acht guldin zu russgelt gegeben werden). Mint documents of 1517 again mention the Die-cutter Hans Krug the younger, and one of 1519, states that Hans Krug the younger having died in December 1518, the Town Council of Nuremberg resorted again to Hans ...
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KRUG, HANS (JUNIOR) (Germ.). Goldsmith and Mint-engraver at Nuremberg; died in December, 1518. He was appointed Diecutter at the Mint in 1513 (auf absteen Hannssen Craffts ist der Jung Hanns krug Goltschmied zu ainem eyssengraber ertailt und sol im acht guldin zu russgelt gegeben werden). Mint documents of 1517 again mention the Die-cutter Hans Krug the younger, and one of 1519, states that Hans Krug the younger having died in December 1518, the Town Council of Nuremberg resorted again to Hans ...
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