LIEBEKE, JEAN VAN (Belg.). Mint-master at Bruges, 15. December 1606 to 31. August 1613 , and again from 30. December 1618 to 14. September 1619.
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.
LEEFKEN, J. J.
LEEFKEN, J. J. (Russ.). Probably a son of the last. Medallist to the St. Petersburg Mint, appointed in 1739. By him is a large Memorial Medal of the Empress Anne, which was struck at Moscow, where he was sent in 1742 ; also a Coronation Medal of Catherine I., and copies of earlier medals of Peter the Great, such as : Capture of Azow; — Peace of Carlowitz (in which he created a fantastic portrait of the Czar), &c. Leefken's medals are signed : J. LEEFKEN. In the Archives of the St. Petersburg Mi...
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LEEFKEN, J. J. (Russ.). Probably a son of the last. Medallist to the St. Petersburg Mint, appointed in 1739. By him is a large Memorial Medal of the Empress Anne, which was struck at Moscow, where he was sent in 1742 ; also a Coronation Medal of Catherine I., and copies of earlier medals of Peter the Great, such as : Capture of Azow; — Peace of Carlowitz (in which he created a fantastic portrait of the Czar), &c. Leefken's medals are signed : J. LEEFKEN. In the Archives of the St. Petersburg Mi...
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LEFEBVRE, HIPPOLYTE
LEFEBVRE, HIPPOLYTE (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing at Paris ; pupil of Cavelier, Barrias, and Coutan ; Prix de Rome. He was born at Lille and is still a young man (1906). Some of this clever artist's medals and plaquettes are very charming : 1889. Marie ; — 1891. Perdriset and Jouguet; — Julie Lefebvre ; — 1897. Le Peignage; — Plaquette for the Chamber of Commerce of Roubaix (44 X 35 mill.) ; — Portrait of Mme Marie Lefebvre (60 mill.); — Portrait of Mme Agache ; — Port...
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LEFEBVRE, HIPPOLYTE (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing at Paris ; pupil of Cavelier, Barrias, and Coutan ; Prix de Rome. He was born at Lille and is still a young man (1906). Some of this clever artist's medals and plaquettes are very charming : 1889. Marie ; — 1891. Perdriset and Jouguet; — Julie Lefebvre ; — 1897. Le Peignage; — Plaquette for the Chamber of Commerce of Roubaix (44 X 35 mill.) ; — Portrait of Mme Marie Lefebvre (60 mill.); — Portrait of Mme Agache ; — Port...
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LEFEBVRE, LOUIS
LEFEBVRE, LOUIS (Belg.). Goldsmith of Cambrai ; appointed Engraver at the Mint there, on the 1st May 1564, and replaced by Georges Muenincx on the 1st November 1567. By him are probably the following coins issued during his tenure of office : Al. Denier or Florin of 24 Patards; — Ecu of 48 Patards ; — AR. Dalder, with double-eagle on one side, and arms of the Archbishop of Cambrai on the other; — Dalder, with St. Maximilian on obv., of the value of 36 Patards; — Half Dalder, of both types; — Pie...
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LEFEBVRE, LOUIS (Belg.). Goldsmith of Cambrai ; appointed Engraver at the Mint there, on the 1st May 1564, and replaced by Georges Muenincx on the 1st November 1567. By him are probably the following coins issued during his tenure of office : Al. Denier or Florin of 24 Patards; — Ecu of 48 Patards ; — AR. Dalder, with double-eagle on one side, and arms of the Archbishop of Cambrai on the other; — Dalder, with St. Maximilian on obv., of the value of 36 Patards; — Half Dalder, of both types; — Pie...
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LEGASTELOIS, JULES PROSPER JOSEPH MARIE EDMOND
LEGASTELOIS, JULES PROSPER JOSEPH MARIE EDMOND (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris in 1855; pupil of Eug. Levasseur (Director of the Municipal School of the third arrondissement of Paris) Emile Carlier, statuary, Roty, and Tonnellier, medallists and gem-engravers. Among the Prizes which have been awarded to the artist are : Silver and Bronze medals at the Universal Exhibition of 1889; Mention honorable at the Salon des Artistes francais, 1896 ; Medal of the Third class, Salon of 1898...
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LEGASTELOIS, JULES PROSPER JOSEPH MARIE EDMOND (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris in 1855; pupil of Eug. Levasseur (Director of the Municipal School of the third arrondissement of Paris) Emile Carlier, statuary, Roty, and Tonnellier, medallists and gem-engravers. Among the Prizes which have been awarded to the artist are : Silver and Bronze medals at the Universal Exhibition of 1889; Mention honorable at the Salon des Artistes francais, 1896 ; Medal of the Third class, Salon of 1898...
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