LECLERC, SEBASTIAN (French). Draughtsman and Engraver of the second half of the seventeenth century. " He was born at Metz in 1637 ", say Franks & Grueber, " studied at first under his father, a Goldsmith, and in 1665 came to Paris where he worked with Charles Le Brun. In 1672 he was appointed Professor of perspective at the Royal Academy of Painting, and later on, private Engraver to Louis XIV. He designed a large number of types for the medallic series of that monarch, and there is in the British Museum a volume in MS. containing his original designs for this work, with notes by members of the Academy, M. de Pontchartrain, Louis XIV. himself, and others. Leclerc died at Paris, 25. October 1714. " Among the medals designed by this artist are : 1658. Battle of Dunkirk (by Roussel and Molart) ; — Another (by Mauger) ; — 1689. Louis XIV. receives James II. (by Mauger); — 1690. Battle of Fleurus (by Roussel and Molart); — 1692. Taking of Namur (by Mauger) ; — Battle of Steinkirk (by Mauger) ; — Another (by Roussel and Molart); — 1693. Sea-fight off Gibraltar (by Roussel); Battle of Landen (by Roussel and Molart) ; — Another (by Mauger), &c. Bibliography. — Franks & Grueber, Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1885, p. 730. — Nouvelle Biographie générale, XXX, p. 201 . — Nagler, Künstler- Lexicon.
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
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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LASSERRE, FIRMIN PIERRE
LASSERRE, FIRMIN PIERRE (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Barrante (Basses-Pyrénées) ; pupil of A. Millet and Albert Bréauté. At the Salon of 1898, he exhibited : Medal of Marie Antoinette; — A Seal (St. Anthony of Padua); — 1899. Communion of St. John; — Virgin ; — Enfant du lys; — Source ; — Genius; — 1901. A frame containing 20 plaquettes and medals, among which the following : Chapelle; — Aiglon; — Marguerite; — La Perle; — Charmeuse ; — Marriage Souvenir plaquette ; — Virgo purissim...
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LASSERRE, FIRMIN PIERRE (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Barrante (Basses-Pyrénées) ; pupil of A. Millet and Albert Bréauté. At the Salon of 1898, he exhibited : Medal of Marie Antoinette; — A Seal (St. Anthony of Padua); — 1899. Communion of St. John; — Virgin ; — Enfant du lys; — Source ; — Genius; — 1901. A frame containing 20 plaquettes and medals, among which the following : Chapelle; — Aiglon; — Marguerite; — La Perle; — Charmeuse ; — Marriage Souvenir plaquette ; — Virgo purissim...
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LASSUS, NICOLAS DE
LASSUS, NICOLAS DE (French). Goldsmith, Medallist and Mintengraver at Nancy, circa 1569-1574. He worked for Charles III., Duke of Lorraine. Lepage quotes various documents recording payments made to him for work done in connection with the Mint. Coins and medals of Charles III. exist by him, and he may be also the author of a medal with his own portrait, and the legend : N.DE.LASSVS.AETATIS.26.1570 (diam. 65 mill.). Bibliography. — Lepage, Notes et Documents sur les Graveurs de Monnaies et Médai...
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LASSUS, NICOLAS DE (French). Goldsmith, Medallist and Mintengraver at Nancy, circa 1569-1574. He worked for Charles III., Duke of Lorraine. Lepage quotes various documents recording payments made to him for work done in connection with the Mint. Coins and medals of Charles III. exist by him, and he may be also the author of a medal with his own portrait, and the legend : N.DE.LASSVS.AETATIS.26.1570 (diam. 65 mill.). Bibliography. — Lepage, Notes et Documents sur les Graveurs de Monnaies et Médai...
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