LJUNGBERGER, GUSTAV (Swed.). Medallist of the second half of the eighteenth century, born circ. 1740, who worked at Stockholm, 1765-1801. On the death of Fehrman in 1780, he was appointed Court-medallist. His talent found recognition from the Academies of Florence, Bologna, Vienna, and Copenhagen which received him as a member, and the King of Sweden (Gustavus III.) invested him with the Order of Wasa. Among this artist's best known productions are the following medals : Medal of the Lodge " Eintracht", of Stralsund, commemorating the Convocation in that Lodge of Swedish Masons, at the close of the Seven Years' War, and presented to those who attended (2 var. of 1762); — Another, issued by the officers and members of a Swedish Army Lodge, when in Stralsund, during the Seven Years' War (2 var. of 1757); — Badge of honour for wounded soldiers in a Swedish Army Lodge, during the Seven years' War [All these medals were cut by Ljungberger at Stralsund, the capital of Pomerania, which at that time was Swedish territory]; — Prince Charles of Sweden, 1788 (medal struck at Stockholm by the Grand Land Lodge for presentation to the Grand Duke); — Jubilee of the Bank of Stockholm, 1768; — Jacob Albrecht, Baron von Lantingshausen, Lieutenant General of Stockholm, 1770; — Prize Medal of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, with bust of Jon. Alströmer (illustrated); — Prince Charles of Hesse, Protector of the four united Lodges of Hamburg (signed : G. L.) ; — Adolphus Frederick, King of Sweden, on his Abdication, 15. December 1768; — The King's gratitude for the festivities given in his honour, 1769 ; — King Adolphus Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulricas Silver Wedding, 1769; — Crown Prince Gustavus, 1770; — Deah of King Adolphus Frederick, and Burial, 1771 ; — Stockholm Fre Insurance Company; — Death of Queen Louisa Ulrica, and Bural, 1782; — 16th Anniversary of Crown Prince Gustavus, 24. Januars 1761; — Journey of the Crown Prince to the mining districts 1768 (2 var.); — Medal ot the Swedish Royal Academy of Science (Gustavus III.), 1771 ; — The King's encouragement to the speaker of the nobility and commons at the Royal Diet, 1771; — Institution of the Order of Wasa on the occasion of King Gustavus III.'s Coronation, 1772; — Coronation ot Gustavus III. at Stockholm, 1772 (sev. var.) , — The King presenting a new Constitution for the adoption of the Diet, 1772 ; — Institution of voluntary Workhouses in Stockholm, 1773 ; — The King grants the Liberty of the Press, 1774 ; — The Groenland Company instituted for the promotion of Whalefishery, etc., 1774 ; — Statue of Gustavus I. erected at Stockholm, 1774; — Duke Charles of Södermanland's marriage with Princess Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte ot Holstein- Gottorp, 7. July 1774 ; — Finland's new superior Courts of Justice, 1775 ; — The King visits the Royal Bank of Stockholm, 27. May 1777 ; — Sporting and Athletic F?te at Stockholm, May and June 1777 ; — Increase of official wages by ordinance of 24. June 1778; — The King's regulation for a new national Uniform, 1778; — Restoration of Gustavus II. Adolphus' Order of Knights, 1778; — Birth of the Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus, 1. November 1778 ; — Christening of the Crown Prince, 10. November 1778 (2 var.); — Medal of Honour granted by the King to the representatives of the Diet present at the Christening ; — Religious Tolerance in Sweden, 1779; — The security of Swedish Trade vindicated, Carlskrona, 4. June 1779; — Various jetons ; — Birth of the Duke of Smaland, Charles Gustavus, 25. August 1782; — Another, on the same event R. FOECVNDITAS II. ; — The King's care concerning Swedish commerce; — Portrait-medal of Voltaire, 1786; — Progress of the Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus' studies, 1786 ; — Prize Medals for Agriculture (2 var.); — Prize Medal of the Academy of Painting and Sculpture, 1780; — Örlogsmanna Sällskapet, 1771 (2 var.); — Royal Patriotic Association (2 var.); Association " Pro Patria", 1774; — Coronation of Queen Sophia Magdalena at Stockholm, 29. May 1772; — The Crown Prince Gustavus Adolphus as Chancellor of Upsala University, 1785 ; — Marriage of Duke Charles with Princess Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, at Stockholm, 7. July 1774; — Jeton of H. R. H the Duchess of Sudermania ; — Death and Burial of Queen Hedwig Elizabeth Charlotte, 1818 ; — Linnaeus (2 var.) ; — . JO. Bergman, Upsala, 1784 and 1785 (2 var.); — Dr Johan Henrik Liden, Upsala, 1781 ; — Dr Nils Rosen of Rosenstein, Stockholm ; — Dr Daniel Carl Solander ; — Dr Olof Acrel, Stockholm ; — Mlle Clairon (illustrated), etc. Bibliography. — Hildebrand. Sveriges och Svenska Konungahusets Minnespenningar, etc., Stockholm, 1875. — Tbomsen Catalogue. — Marvin, Masonic Medals, 1880. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Nagler, Monogrammisten, 1881 . — Information kindly supplied by Dr Storer.
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
LENOIR, PIERRE CHARLES
LENOIR, PIERRE CHARLES (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris ; pupil of Charles Lenoir, Peter, Roty, and Mercié. In 1905 he obtained a Medal of the Third class. At the Salon of 1903 he exhibited several medallic works : Idyll, plaquette; — Juno, plaquette; — Five Portrait-medallions, &c. 1904. Bucolique (bronze plaquette); — Birth of Bacchus (bronze medal); — Portrait of a Lady (plaquette); — 1905. Bucolique; — Infancy of Bacchus ; — Pasteur ; — Jean Macé ; — Maurice Lenoi...
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LENOIR, PIERRE CHARLES (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris ; pupil of Charles Lenoir, Peter, Roty, and Mercié. In 1905 he obtained a Medal of the Third class. At the Salon of 1903 he exhibited several medallic works : Idyll, plaquette; — Juno, plaquette; — Five Portrait-medallions, &c. 1904. Bucolique (bronze plaquette); — Birth of Bacchus (bronze medal); — Portrait of a Lady (plaquette); — 1905. Bucolique; — Infancy of Bacchus ; — Pasteur ; — Jean Macé ; — Maurice Lenoi...
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LENORMANT, JÉROME
LENORMANT, JÉROME (French). Goldsmith and Engraver to the King of Navarre ; Mint-engraver at Pau and Morlaas, 1572-1580. He became in 1579, Engraver, Die-cutter and Master of the Mints of Pau, Morlaas (Bearn) and Saint-Palais (Navarre). In 1576, he was paid 9 Testons for a silver seal; in 1577, 60 Livres for the engraving of seals for Catherine of Navarre, the Regent. A document of 1578, mentioned by Blanchet reads : " A Jéôrome Lenormant, graveur des monnaies du présent pays, 210 livres tournoi...
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LENORMANT, JÉROME (French). Goldsmith and Engraver to the King of Navarre ; Mint-engraver at Pau and Morlaas, 1572-1580. He became in 1579, Engraver, Die-cutter and Master of the Mints of Pau, Morlaas (Bearn) and Saint-Palais (Navarre). In 1576, he was paid 9 Testons for a silver seal; in 1577, 60 Livres for the engraving of seals for Catherine of Navarre, the Regent. A document of 1578, mentioned by Blanchet reads : " A Jéôrome Lenormant, graveur des monnaies du présent pays, 210 livres tournoi...
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LÉONARD, LAURENT
LÉONARD, LAURENT (French). Medallist and Engraver, born in 1709, died at Paris on the 26. September 1788. He was employed at the Medal Mint; and between 1772 and 1774 filled temporarily the office of Mint-engraver, on the death of Charles Norbert Roettier. This Engraver contributed to the medallic series of Louis XV. ; the medal, reproduced above under LÉON is probably by him, and I have seen a medal of Louis XVI., 1775, bearing his full signature. Another, commemorating the Inauguration of the ...
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LÉONARD, LAURENT (French). Medallist and Engraver, born in 1709, died at Paris on the 26. September 1788. He was employed at the Medal Mint; and between 1772 and 1774 filled temporarily the office of Mint-engraver, on the death of Charles Norbert Roettier. This Engraver contributed to the medallic series of Louis XV. ; the medal, reproduced above under LÉON is probably by him, and I have seen a medal of Louis XVI., 1775, bearing his full signature. Another, commemorating the Inauguration of the ...
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LEONARDO DA MILANO
LEONARDO DA MILANO. Vide LEONARDO DA VINCI. " By the end of the fifteenth century", says King, " we find Camillo Leonardo (writing in 1502) praising four Gem-engravers — Anichini of Ferrara, Giovanni Maria of Mantua, Tagliacarne of Genoa, and Leonardo of Milan — as equal to any of the ancients in their profession ; and furthermore stating that their works were diffused throughout all Italy — a sufficient proof of the previous length of time over which their labours had extended. " The Leonardo d...
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LEONARDO DA MILANO. Vide LEONARDO DA VINCI. " By the end of the fifteenth century", says King, " we find Camillo Leonardo (writing in 1502) praising four Gem-engravers — Anichini of Ferrara, Giovanni Maria of Mantua, Tagliacarne of Genoa, and Leonardo of Milan — as equal to any of the ancients in their profession ; and furthermore stating that their works were diffused throughout all Italy — a sufficient proof of the previous length of time over which their labours had extended. " The Leonardo d...
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