LECLERC, GABRIEL (Swiss). Medallist of the end of the seventeenth and first half of the eighteenth century arc. 1685-1737. He first worked at Basle, then at Cassel, and Berlin, and for some time was Mint-master at Bremen, 1737-1743 (?). His signature : G-L-C or GLC occurs on Thalers of Basle, undated (circ. 1685); — Prize Medal, Adoration of the Shepherds and three Kings (Al and AR.) ; — Prize Medal, obv. Lion R View of Basle (signed GLC) ; — Medallic Thaler, 1691 ; — Medal of George William of Brunswick, R.META QVIES &c. Horse galloping, 1700 (signed: G.LE CLERC); — Jubilee of the High School of Rintelen, Hesse-Cassel, 1721 (possibly by Isaac Leclerc), &c. Nagler (Monogrammisten, III, p. 48, n° 142) mentions that Gabriel Le Clerc died in 1743, and had resided in turn at Basle, 1685, Cassel, Berlin, and Bremen. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — R. S. Poole, Swiss Coins in the South Kensington Museum, 1878. — Thomsen Medal Catalogue. — 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
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.
LANTÉRI, ÉDOUARD
LANTÉRI, ÉDOUARD (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor, a native of Burgundy, now a naturalised Englishman, is a pupil of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, of Cavelier, Aimé Millet and Guillaume. He became assistant to Sir Edgar Boehm, when he was but twenty years old. He succeeded M. Dalou as master of the sculpture classes in the National Art Training School, now the Royal College of Art, South Kensington. Prof. Lantéri is a member of the London Society of Medallists, and the author of a number of cast Portr...
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LANTÉRI, ÉDOUARD (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor, a native of Burgundy, now a naturalised Englishman, is a pupil of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, of Cavelier, Aimé Millet and Guillaume. He became assistant to Sir Edgar Boehm, when he was but twenty years old. He succeeded M. Dalou as master of the sculpture classes in the National Art Training School, now the Royal College of Art, South Kensington. Prof. Lantéri is a member of the London Society of Medallists, and the author of a number of cast Portr...
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LANTING, KLEIS
LANTING, KLEIS (Dutch.). Silversmith, and Medallist of Amsterdam, born in 1783, died in 1827. " He was a clever engraver", says Bolzenthal, " and did a number of portraits of distinguished persons, with a masterly hand, in silver, and in the old way ". Lanting's medals are often uniface, like those of Pieter van Abeele ; he only cared for the likeness which he cut in the steel with great freedom and technical knowledge. By him are : Portrait of Simon Stevin, of Bruges, teacher and friend of Prin...
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LANTING, KLEIS (Dutch.). Silversmith, and Medallist of Amsterdam, born in 1783, died in 1827. " He was a clever engraver", says Bolzenthal, " and did a number of portraits of distinguished persons, with a masterly hand, in silver, and in the old way ". Lanting's medals are often uniface, like those of Pieter van Abeele ; he only cared for the likeness which he cut in the steel with great freedom and technical knowledge. By him are : Portrait of Simon Stevin, of Bruges, teacher and friend of Prin...
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LAOUST, ANDRÉ LOUIS ADOLPHE
LAOUST, ANDRÉ LOUIS ADOLPHE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Douai on the 16th. September 1843; pupil of Jouffroy. He obtained awards in 1873 and 1874, and a silver medal in 1887. By him are numerous Portrait-medallions : 1869. Portrait of Mlle J***; —1870. M. L. Potier; — 1872. Mlle M. D***;— 1875. E. Deverny, painter; — 1876. Mme Vienne; — 1879. Dr P*** ; — 1884. Mme A. C***; — 1893. Edouard Martin; — 1901. M. P***; — 1904. M. S***. All these are cast in bronze. Bibliography. — Chavi...
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LAOUST, ANDRÉ LOUIS ADOLPHE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Douai on the 16th. September 1843; pupil of Jouffroy. He obtained awards in 1873 and 1874, and a silver medal in 1887. By him are numerous Portrait-medallions : 1869. Portrait of Mlle J***; —1870. M. L. Potier; — 1872. Mlle M. D***;— 1875. E. Deverny, painter; — 1876. Mme Vienne; — 1879. Dr P*** ; — 1884. Mme A. C***; — 1893. Edouard Martin; — 1901. M. P***; — 1904. M. S***. All these are cast in bronze. Bibliography. — Chavi...
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LASANTZ
LASANTZ, or LASÄNZ, also LASÄNNZ VON FRIEDENEGG, HANS (Austr.). Mint-master at Gratz, 1577-1579 and 1586-1590; then at Prague, 1600-1609. Distinctive mark, three stars in shield. It does not appear very clear from documents whether the Hans Lasanz, Mint-master at Gratz, who left that place with a debt of 12000 fl. is the same as Hans Lasanz von Friedenegg, Mint-master at Prague, apparently between 1600 and 1609, and who provisionally filled the same office at Vienna, in 1605; but there is little...
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LASANTZ, or LASÄNZ, also LASÄNNZ VON FRIEDENEGG, HANS (Austr.). Mint-master at Gratz, 1577-1579 and 1586-1590; then at Prague, 1600-1609. Distinctive mark, three stars in shield. It does not appear very clear from documents whether the Hans Lasanz, Mint-master at Gratz, who left that place with a debt of 12000 fl. is the same as Hans Lasanz von Friedenegg, Mint-master at Prague, apparently between 1600 and 1609, and who provisionally filled the same office at Vienna, in 1605; but there is little...
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