LORTHIOR, or LORTHIOIR, PIERRE JOSEPH (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Lille on the 22. January 1733, became " Engraver to the King" in 1776, and died at Paris on the 8th of March 1813, at the age of eighty. He is the author of a number of medals and jetons, also medallions and plaquettes "of elegant design and fine execution ", and he took part in 1791 in the competition for the coinage. He was especially clever as an Engraver of seals and gaming counters, and produced some good work in gems. Lorthior signed : LORTHIOR.F. ; — LORTHIOR. LOR.F. ; or Lorthior. The following medallic productions by him are described by Van Hende : Medals and Jetons. De Caumartin, 1756 ; — Duc de Berry, 1761; — Comte de Provence, 1771 ; — Procureurs au Châtelet, 1766 signed : LOR.); — Constabulary of France, 1770; — Louis Phelipeaux, Comte de St. Florentin, 1778; — Another, of 1770; — Duc de Choiseul, 1765 ; — Marriage of the Dauphin, 1770; — Madame la Dauphine, 1770; — Comte d'Artois (later Charles X.), 1773 (118 mill.); — Comte d'Artois, 1775; — Académie de Marine, 1769; — École des Beaux-Arts, 1774; — Caisse d'Escompte, 1776; — Ordre de St.-Louis (remis en honneur par Louis XVI), 1779; — États de la Flandre wallonne (signed : LOR.F.); — De Montbarey, 1778; — Duchesse d'Aumont (sev. var.); — Charles Alexandre de Calonne, 1784; — Visit to the Paris Mint of the Princes of Lorraine, 1786 ; — "Maison philanthropique " of Versailles, 1786 ; — " Maison philanthropique " of Paris, 1781 ; — C. Gravier, comte de Vergennes, 1784; — Sugar Refineries of Bordeaux, 1786 ; — The City of Bordeaux; — Marquis de Beaupréau; — Muguet-Daugeret de Montgant of Lyons, 1782 (signed : LOR.) ; — City of Lyons (signed : LOR. F.) ; — Sir James Harris, 1786 ; — Louvenie ; — Vétérance des Sergents ; — Correspondance générale et gratuite pour les sciences et les arts, 1777; — OTIUM CUM DIGNITATE, 1780; — Capitainerie royale des chasses de la Varenne du Louvre, MDCCLXXII; — Théâtre de la Salle Louvois; — Brevet d'invention; — Hunting, &c. Seals and Gems. Seal of Madame la Dauphine (2 var.) ; — Seal of the Comte d'Artois; — Seal of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, 1774;— Seal of the Duc d'Orléans (ex. MDCCLXXXII. LORTHIOR IN ET S); — Signet, PRUDENCE SUCCÉS; - Various other private signets. Coins. Pattern of R. of Louis XVI. Double Louis of 48 livres, 1786; — Pattern of R. of 20 Sols, 1785; — Pattern of obv. of Louis XVI. Ecu, 1791 (illustrated); — Obsidional Bon pour 40 Sols ? échanger en Assignats par Dairolant et Comp. l'an 4 de la Lib. 1792; — Pattern 5 Décimes, an 8 (2 var.); — Pattern 2 Décimes, an 8 (signed : LOR F.). Plaquettes. Récompense et Punition (119 x 99 mill.); — Séduction; — Repentir (illustrated); — Prudence (signed : LORTHIOR— AN 1805) ; — Succ?s. Lorthior wrote in 1791 a Mémoire on the manufacture of assignats which he addressed to the Assemblée nationale. Bibliography. — Ed. van Hende, P. Lorthior et son ?uvre, Lille, 1898. — N. Rondot and H. De La Tour, Les Médailleurs et les Graveurs de monnaies en France, Paris, 1904. — Bulletin de numismatique, 1898, p. 77. — Revue belge de numismatique, 1877, p. 310.
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
LEYGEBE
LEYGEBE or LEIGEBE, GOTTFRIED (Germ.). Medallist of the seventeenth century; born at Freistadt (Silesia) in 1630, learned the art of die-cutting at Nuremberg in 1645, worked at Dresden, and in 1668 was appointed Mint-engraver at Berlin, where he remained until his death in 1683. He attained an early celebrity as already in 1660 the Nuremberg copper-plate engraver Andreas Greiff had made his portrait. As a Sculptor in iron, Leygebe is not only the first but also the most famous ; his statuettes c...
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LEYGEBE or LEIGEBE, GOTTFRIED (Germ.). Medallist of the seventeenth century; born at Freistadt (Silesia) in 1630, learned the art of die-cutting at Nuremberg in 1645, worked at Dresden, and in 1668 was appointed Mint-engraver at Berlin, where he remained until his death in 1683. He attained an early celebrity as already in 1660 the Nuremberg copper-plate engraver Andreas Greiff had made his portrait. As a Sculptor in iron, Leygebe is not only the first but also the most famous ; his statuettes c...
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LE?SALLE, PIERRE EMILE
LE?SALLE, PIERRE EMILE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris; pupil of Mathurin Moreau and Carpeaux. By him are several medallic works : 1874. Portrait-medallion in bronze; — 1875. Portrait-medallion of M. D***; — Another of Dr Lanne; — 1878. Portrait-medallion of Mme L. S***; — Portrait-medallion of Alphonse Poitevin (signed : E. LE?SALLE. [uniface, cast in bronze]); — Medal commemorating the Utilization of the Motive powers of the Rhône, 1886 (engraved by Hugues Bovy and C. Richard);...
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LE?SALLE, PIERRE EMILE (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris; pupil of Mathurin Moreau and Carpeaux. By him are several medallic works : 1874. Portrait-medallion in bronze; — 1875. Portrait-medallion of M. D***; — Another of Dr Lanne; — 1878. Portrait-medallion of Mme L. S***; — Portrait-medallion of Alphonse Poitevin (signed : E. LE?SALLE. [uniface, cast in bronze]); — Medal commemorating the Utilization of the Motive powers of the Rhône, 1886 (engraved by Hugues Bovy and C. Richard);...
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L'HOEST, EUGÉNE LÉON
L'HOEST, EUGÉNE LÉON (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris on the 12. July 1874; pupil of Thomas and Lanson, and of the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He first began exhibiting at the Salon in 1893, and has earned the following awards : 1895, Mention honorable; and 1900, Medal of the 3rd Class. He is also a Lauréat de l'lnstitut and Officier d'Académie. Beside numerous work of sculpture this artist has produced the following Plaquettes and Medallions : Gorge Ville, Administrates du Mus...
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L'HOEST, EUGÉNE LÉON (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at Paris on the 12. July 1874; pupil of Thomas and Lanson, and of the École Nationale des Beaux-Arts. He first began exhibiting at the Salon in 1893, and has earned the following awards : 1895, Mention honorable; and 1900, Medal of the 3rd Class. He is also a Lauréat de l'lnstitut and Officier d'Académie. Beside numerous work of sculpture this artist has produced the following Plaquettes and Medallions : Gorge Ville, Administrates du Mus...
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LIÉNARD, P. G.
LIÉNARD, P. G. (French). Medallist of the early part of the nineteenth century, residing at Paris, who issued a large series of oval Portrait-plaques, uniface, of celebrated Men, ancient and modern. One of these bears the reverse inscription : MEDAILLEUR GÉNÉRAL DES HOMMES CÉL?BRES OU FAMEUX ANCIENS ET MODERNES COMMENCÉ EN 1801 PAR P. G. LIÉNARD A PARIS. The series is a very large one ; the plaques are oval in shape and of repoussé work, generally with the name of the person represented. The fol...
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LIÉNARD, P. G. (French). Medallist of the early part of the nineteenth century, residing at Paris, who issued a large series of oval Portrait-plaques, uniface, of celebrated Men, ancient and modern. One of these bears the reverse inscription : MEDAILLEUR GÉNÉRAL DES HOMMES CÉL?BRES OU FAMEUX ANCIENS ET MODERNES COMMENCÉ EN 1801 PAR P. G. LIÉNARD A PARIS. The series is a very large one ; the plaques are oval in shape and of repoussé work, generally with the name of the person represented. The fol...
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