LE MAIRE or MAIRE, JULIEN (French). Goldsmith of Nancy, who was appointed Mint-engraver there in succession to Jean Le Poivre, cire. 1580, and held the office until his death in 1607. He was a native of Bar, and is called a Painter and Engraver ; a document speaks of " l'expérience qu'il avait en la graverie ". Charles III., Duke of Lorraine, attached him to his service in 1580, in which year the artist executed his first Portrait-medal of the Duke, obv. Bust to r. of Charles III., legend and date, 1580. R. COELITVS.ORTA. HOMINI.PAX.TVTIOR.INCVBAT.ARMIS. Peace seated to r.; beneath : PIO.PACIS. AVITAE CVSTODI (33 mill.)- In 1581, several payments are recorded to Le Maire for medals supplied by him, and from that date to 1607, scarcely one year elapsed, says Lepage, without his being called upon to engrave medals, mostly in gold, which were probably used as decorations. The following Portrait-medals, &c. are attributed to him also : Charles II. of Lorraine, Bishop of Metz ; — Charles III., Duke of Lorraine, 1585 ; — Seal of Charles III. for Francois de Beaucaire, seigneur of Sarralbe, 1586; — Medals in gold of Charles III., 1587; — Duke or Marquis de Pont-a-Mousson ; — Other Portrait-pieces of the Duke Charles III. for presentation to various personages; — Two Seals of the towns of Hombourg and Saint- Avol ; — Wax Portrait and various medals of Charles III. ; — Portrait-medals of Monseigneur le Marquis Henri, eldest son of Charles III., and of Charles III., various, 1589 ; — Medals of Charles III., for consignment to Spain, 1590; — Henri, Marquis de Pont-?-Mousson, 1591 ; — Charles III., various medals, 1593 ; — Madame la Princesse (Charles Ill's consort) ; — Charles III., 1599-1607, various medals (for presentation). Of the numerous medals engraved by Julien Le Maire very few specimens have come down to us. As they were mostly struck in gold with gold chains, evidently intended for wearing around the neck, it is surmised that they nearly all ended in being melted down, which is to be regretted from an artistic point of view. This artist signed J. Maire. Bibliography. — Mazerolle, Médailleurs francais, 1902. — Henri Lepage, Notes et Documents sur les Graveurs de monnaies et medailles et la fabrication des monnaies des Ducs de Lorraine depuis la fin du XVe siécle, Nancy, 1875. — Rondot & De La Tour, 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
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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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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