LE GAULT, MARTIN (French). Mint-engraver at Paris, some time before 1519, until 1527. He succeeded Guillaume du Chefdelaville, and 1527, Claude Lemay was appointed to the office. On May 21, 1520, he delivered dies for Grands blancs (St.-Lô); 7. December 1521, dies for gros Testons and Half gros Testons (Limoges); 11. December 1521, Dies for Ecus au soleil and Grands Blancs (Tours) ; 11. February 1523, dies for Ecus, and Grands Blancs, the latter with the distinctive mark of Jacques Louvet, Mint-master at Tours ; 20. April 1523, dies for Ecus d'or au soleil, Half Ecus, Grands Blancs of 10 Deniers tournois, and Doubles Tournois (Bayonne); 22. September 1525, dies for Ecus d'or au soleil, Gros Testons, and Half Gros Testons (Poitiers). By the same engraver are a number of Jetons : 1519. Jetons with the arms of Pope Leo X. and Francis I. ; — Jetons for the Sieur de La Chapelle; — 1520. Jetons for Claude de la Croix, King's Counsellor; — 1524. Jetons for the Chambre des Comptes of Languedoc. He signed M. Gault. Bibliography. — F. Mazerolle, Les Médailleurs francais, Paris, 1902. — Blanchet, Manuel ?c. II, pp. 391 et 394. — N. Rondot & H. De La Tour, op. cit. p. 181.
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.
LANDRY, FRITZ
LANDRY, FRITZ (Swiss). Painter, Sculptor, Medallist, and Professor of Drawing at Neuchâtel (Switzerland). Born at Le Locle in 1842, his childhood was spent amid surroundings which could not fail to impress his mind with love for art. His father and other members of his family were all watch-case engravers, and from his early youth he was accustomed to use the graving tool. His first laurels were won at the Académie des Beaux-Arts of Geneva. In Paris he studied under the celebrated medallist Anto...
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LANDRY, FRITZ (Swiss). Painter, Sculptor, Medallist, and Professor of Drawing at Neuchâtel (Switzerland). Born at Le Locle in 1842, his childhood was spent amid surroundings which could not fail to impress his mind with love for art. His father and other members of his family were all watch-case engravers, and from his early youth he was accustomed to use the graving tool. His first laurels were won at the Académie des Beaux-Arts of Geneva. In Paris he studied under the celebrated medallist Anto...
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LANG, JOSEPH NIKOLAUS
LANG, JOSEPH NIKOLAUS (Austr.). Medallist and Mint-engraver at Vienna, born at Insbruck in 1776, died at Vienna, 20. May 1835. He was a son and pupil of Thomas Lang, and was first employed at the mint of Hall in Tyrol, then as Assistant-engraver at the Vienna mint, 1815-1827. On January 30, 1828, he was promoted to the post of Director of the Vienna "Graveuraka-demie", and remained in office until his death. Joseph Lang was a very capable Engraver, and among his best productions I may mention : ...
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LANG, JOSEPH NIKOLAUS (Austr.). Medallist and Mint-engraver at Vienna, born at Insbruck in 1776, died at Vienna, 20. May 1835. He was a son and pupil of Thomas Lang, and was first employed at the mint of Hall in Tyrol, then as Assistant-engraver at the Vienna mint, 1815-1827. On January 30, 1828, he was promoted to the post of Director of the Vienna "Graveuraka-demie", and remained in office until his death. Joseph Lang was a very capable Engraver, and among his best productions I may mention : ...
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LANGE, KONRAD
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 : Ina...
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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 : Ina...
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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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