LEONHARD P. HALLER. Mint-master at Neisse, 1678- 1701.
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.
LAW, JOHN
LAW, JOHN (Brit.). Financier, born at Edinburgh in 1681, died at Venice in 1729. He was made Comptroller-general of the finances of France, upon the strength of a scheme for establishing a bank, and an East India and a Mississipi Company, by the profits of which the national debt of France was to be paid off. Law's bank, which was opened in 1716, was declared a Royal bank in 1718, but in 1720 this fabric of false credit fell to the ground, spreading ruin throughout the country. Law initiated the...
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LAW, JOHN (Brit.). Financier, born at Edinburgh in 1681, died at Venice in 1729. He was made Comptroller-general of the finances of France, upon the strength of a scheme for establishing a bank, and an East India and a Mississipi Company, by the profits of which the national debt of France was to be paid off. Law's bank, which was opened in 1716, was declared a Royal bank in 1718, but in 1720 this fabric of false credit fell to the ground, spreading ruin throughout the country. Law initiated the...
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LAZARI, ANTONIO
LAZARI, ANTONIO (Ital.). Medallist of the first half of the eighteenth century, and Mint-engraver. His signature: ANT. LAZARI FEC. is found on a Portrait-medal of Donna Laura Maria Bassi, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bologna, 1732. Lazari, who was a native of Modena, succeeded Antonio Maria Parmeggiani as Mint-engraver at Bologna in 1709, but in 1713 he was replaced by Carlo Falconi, again appointed in 1728; he remained in office until 1734. Bibliography. — Ammon, op. cit. — Bolz...
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LAZARI, ANTONIO (Ital.). Medallist of the first half of the eighteenth century, and Mint-engraver. His signature: ANT. LAZARI FEC. is found on a Portrait-medal of Donna Laura Maria Bassi, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bologna, 1732. Lazari, who was a native of Modena, succeeded Antonio Maria Parmeggiani as Mint-engraver at Bologna in 1709, but in 1713 he was replaced by Carlo Falconi, again appointed in 1728; he remained in office until 1734. Bibliography. — Ammon, op. cit. — Bolz...
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LE BLANC, JEAN
LE BLANC, JEAN. Vide BLANC (Vol. I, N.E., p. 194), 1675- † 12. December 1749. This artist is sometimes called BLANK, and was a Goldsmith, Chaser and Engraver. He was born in 1677; received Academician in 1718. Chavignerie et Auvray give also the following works by him : Portrait of the Duke of Orleans, 1718; — France handing the rudder of State to the Regent; — France inscribing the Accession of the Regent on a shield ; — Wax Portrait of Pope Clement XII., 1738; — Portrait of Peter the Great; — ...
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LE BLANC, JEAN. Vide BLANC (Vol. I, N.E., p. 194), 1675- † 12. December 1749. This artist is sometimes called BLANK, and was a Goldsmith, Chaser and Engraver. He was born in 1677; received Academician in 1718. Chavignerie et Auvray give also the following works by him : Portrait of the Duke of Orleans, 1718; — France handing the rudder of State to the Regent; — France inscribing the Accession of the Regent on a shield ; — Wax Portrait of Pope Clement XII., 1738; — Portrait of Peter the Great; — ...
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LE BOSSÉ, HENRI VICTOR GUSTAVE
LE BOSSÉ, HENRI VICTOR GUSTAVE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris; pupil of Salmson. He has executed numerous Portrait-medallions, in bronze, some ot which were exhibited at the Paris Salon, since 1872. The 1879 Catalogue gives the following: M. Ernest S*** ; — M. Victor L***; — M. Paul G***; — M.Édouard S***; — 1885. Portrait of Mme Lebossé; — 1894. Portrait inédit of René le Bossé. — Mme Veuve J. Dumont ; — Victor Dumont; — Émile, Jeanne, and Gaston Dumont; — Charles Barré; — 1895....
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LE BOSSÉ, HENRI VICTOR GUSTAVE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris; pupil of Salmson. He has executed numerous Portrait-medallions, in bronze, some ot which were exhibited at the Paris Salon, since 1872. The 1879 Catalogue gives the following: M. Ernest S*** ; — M. Victor L***; — M. Paul G***; — M.Édouard S***; — 1885. Portrait of Mme Lebossé; — 1894. Portrait inédit of René le Bossé. — Mme Veuve J. Dumont ; — Victor Dumont; — Émile, Jeanne, and Gaston Dumont; — Charles Barré; — 1895....
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