LÜDERS, CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Medallist at Berlin, arc. 1702-1742, and Mint-engraver there. He was employed by the Royal House of Prussia, and was a successful Engraver. They comprise : Marriage of King Frederick I. of Prussia with Sophie Louise of Mecklenburg-Grabow, 1708; — Marriage of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wurtemberg, with Henrietta Maria, Princess of Prussia, 1716; — Marriage of Crown Prince Frederick at Salzdahlum, 1733 (2 var., one of which is signed KOCH on obv.) ; — Marriage of Sophia Dorothea of Brunswick with Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia, 1706; — Birth of Crown Prince Frederick William (later Frederick the Great), 24. January 1712. Lüders engraved dies for the Mints of Berlin and Koenigsberg. His coins are signed L, — C. F. L. — or C. F. LÜDERS, &c; — Berlin. Double Ducat, 1732; — Ducats, 1703-1729 (many varieties); Thalers, 1702-1730; Gulden, 1702-1730; 1/3 Thalers, 1729, &c. — Koenigsberg. Ducat, 1714. Lüders engraved dies for Thalers and Half Thalers of Frederick William I. struck for Neuchâtel, in 1714 and 1715. Bibliography. — Von Schrötter, Münzwesen Preussen. — Sale Catalogues. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Menadier, 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
LINDBERG, ERIK
LINDBERG, ERIK (Swed.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing at Stockholm; a son of Prof. Adolf Lindberg, born in 1873 and although quite young, a very able and clever artist. " He has shown in the execution of the various medals he has already produced a very rare ability, not only in regard to composition and artistic workmanship, but also in the delicacy of expression and feeling of form in his modelling of the subjects. The likeness of the late Alfred Nobel on the various Prize Meda...
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LINDBERG, ERIK (Swed.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing at Stockholm; a son of Prof. Adolf Lindberg, born in 1873 and although quite young, a very able and clever artist. " He has shown in the execution of the various medals he has already produced a very rare ability, not only in regard to composition and artistic workmanship, but also in the delicacy of expression and feeling of form in his modelling of the subjects. The likeness of the late Alfred Nobel on the various Prize Meda...
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LINDENSCHMIDT, JOHANN
LINDENSCHMIDT, JOHANN (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born in 1770 at Camberg in Westerwald, died at Wiesbaden in 1819. “ He was brought up at first to be a gunsmith ", says Dr F. P. Weber, " his father Wilhelm's trade, but soon found means to educate himself in drawing, engraving, &c. and worked as a Medallist and Mint-engraver, first in Mayence, 1790-1808, then at Wiesbaden, 1808-1819. Wilhelm Lindenschmidt, the historical painter, and Dr Ludwig Lindenschmidt, the antiquary, were his son...
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LINDENSCHMIDT, JOHANN (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born in 1770 at Camberg in Westerwald, died at Wiesbaden in 1819. “ He was brought up at first to be a gunsmith ", says Dr F. P. Weber, " his father Wilhelm's trade, but soon found means to educate himself in drawing, engraving, &c. and worked as a Medallist and Mint-engraver, first in Mayence, 1790-1808, then at Wiesbaden, 1808-1819. Wilhelm Lindenschmidt, the historical painter, and Dr Ludwig Lindenschmidt, the antiquary, were his son...
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LINDERMAN, HON. HENRY RICHARD
LINDERMAN, HON. HENRY RICHARD (Amer.). Director of the Mints and Assay offices of the United States, 1873-1878. In 1855, he received his first appointment as Chief Clerk of the Philadelphia Mint, and held it until 1864; in 1867, President Johnson appointed him Director of the Mint, a post which he resigned in 1869. " It was Dr Linderman who projected the trade dollar, solely for commerce, and npt intended to enter into circulation in the United States. It was a successful means of finding a mark...
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LINDERMAN, HON. HENRY RICHARD (Amer.). Director of the Mints and Assay offices of the United States, 1873-1878. In 1855, he received his first appointment as Chief Clerk of the Philadelphia Mint, and held it until 1864; in 1867, President Johnson appointed him Director of the Mint, a post which he resigned in 1869. " It was Dr Linderman who projected the trade dollar, solely for commerce, and npt intended to enter into circulation in the United States. It was a successful means of finding a mark...
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LIPPI, FILIPPINO
LIPPI, FILIPPINO (Ital.) . Florentine Painter (1460-1504); son of Fra Filippo Lippi ; he is presumed to have been a pupil of Botticelli. His earliest known work is the " Vision of St. Bernard" in Florence, and he executed various works in Bologna, Genoa and Rome ; painted frescoes and altar-pieces, and scenes in the lives of St. Peter and St. Paul. Friedländer has suggested him as the author of some medals of Lucrezia Borgia, which are however undoubtedly the work of Gian Cristoforo Romano, (q....
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LIPPI, FILIPPINO (Ital.) . Florentine Painter (1460-1504); son of Fra Filippo Lippi ; he is presumed to have been a pupil of Botticelli. His earliest known work is the " Vision of St. Bernard" in Florence, and he executed various works in Bologna, Genoa and Rome ; painted frescoes and altar-pieces, and scenes in the lives of St. Peter and St. Paul. Friedländer has suggested him as the author of some medals of Lucrezia Borgia, which are however undoubtedly the work of Gian Cristoforo Romano, (q....
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