LAUTENSCHLÄGER, ANTON CHRISTIAN. 1820-1877, Engraver at Naples. Bibliography. — Schlickeysen-Pallmann, op. cit.
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
LAING, HENRY (2.)
LAING, HENRY (Brit.). Son of the last; was born in London in 1803. At the age of about fourteen he was apprenticed to William Tassie, under whom he acquired a knowledge of drawing and modelling, and imbibed that love for art and archaeology which became the master passion of his life. He remained some eight years with Tassie ; and then entered into partnership with Daniel Newton Crouch, a Seal-engraver in London, whose sister he atterwards married. About 1829 he settled in Edinburgh as a Gemengr...
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LAING, HENRY (Brit.). Son of the last; was born in London in 1803. At the age of about fourteen he was apprenticed to William Tassie, under whom he acquired a knowledge of drawing and modelling, and imbibed that love for art and archaeology which became the master passion of his life. He remained some eight years with Tassie ; and then entered into partnership with Daniel Newton Crouch, a Seal-engraver in London, whose sister he atterwards married. About 1829 he settled in Edinburgh as a Gemengr...
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LALIQUE, RENÉ
LALIQUE, RENÉ (French). Artist Goldsmith and Jeweller, born at Ay-en-Champagne (Marne); pupil of the Ecole des Arts décoratifs; worked first for many years as a Designer of jewellery and practical Goldsmith for various firms; started business on his. own account in 1885 and won various distinctions at English exhibitions, but owes his fame partly to the patronage and encouragement of the great French actress, Mme Sarah Bernhard, who brought his genius and talent before the public notice, by wear...
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LALIQUE, RENÉ (French). Artist Goldsmith and Jeweller, born at Ay-en-Champagne (Marne); pupil of the Ecole des Arts décoratifs; worked first for many years as a Designer of jewellery and practical Goldsmith for various firms; started business on his. own account in 1885 and won various distinctions at English exhibitions, but owes his fame partly to the patronage and encouragement of the great French actress, Mme Sarah Bernhard, who brought his genius and talent before the public notice, by wear...
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LALYAME
LALYAME, PHILIPPE or PHILIBERT (French). Sculptor and Medallist of Lyons, 1602-1622. He is the author of a fine cast Portraitmedallion of Pierre de Monconys, which bears his signature, and perhaps also of the following, although they are unsigned : Balthazar de Villars; — Marcel Bozon; — Nicolas de Lange, etc. By him are a bronze bust of Henry IV., and three statues of St. John and St. Stephen. The artist was still living in 1622. Bibliography. — N. Rondot, Médailleurs lyonnais. — Mazerolle, op....
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LALYAME, PHILIPPE or PHILIBERT (French). Sculptor and Medallist of Lyons, 1602-1622. He is the author of a fine cast Portraitmedallion of Pierre de Monconys, which bears his signature, and perhaps also of the following, although they are unsigned : Balthazar de Villars; — Marcel Bozon; — Nicolas de Lange, etc. By him are a bronze bust of Henry IV., and three statues of St. John and St. Stephen. The artist was still living in 1622. Bibliography. — N. Rondot, Médailleurs lyonnais. — Mazerolle, op....
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LAMBELET, SAMUEL
LAMBELET, SAMUEL (Germ.). Medallist of the latter end of the seventeenth century, and first three decades of the eighteenth, circ. 1698-1727. He was a native of Clausthal, but his family must have originally come from Neuchâtel. Previous to 1699 he may have worked for some time at Paris and is said to have been engaged on the medallic series of Louis XIV., as some of his signed medals show, and from 1699 to 1727 he was Medallist to the House of Brunswick- Lüneburg. Ammon calls him a clever Engra...
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LAMBELET, SAMUEL (Germ.). Medallist of the latter end of the seventeenth century, and first three decades of the eighteenth, circ. 1698-1727. He was a native of Clausthal, but his family must have originally come from Neuchâtel. Previous to 1699 he may have worked for some time at Paris and is said to have been engaged on the medallic series of Louis XIV., as some of his signed medals show, and from 1699 to 1727 he was Medallist to the House of Brunswick- Lüneburg. Ammon calls him a clever Engra...
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