LUNDGREN, LGDWIG PETERSSEN (Swed.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century, and Mint-engraver at Stockholm, circ. 1818- 1853. He died about 1854, the year in which his daughter, Leah Ahlborn, succeeded to his post at the Mint, and he was born towards the end of the eighteenth century. Besides engraving dies for the coinage of King Oscar I., Lundgren produced a large number of medals, some of which rank very high among contemporaneous works. They are signed in various forms : L. P. L. ; — P. L. ; — L. P. LUNDGREN F. or FEC. ; — PEHR LUNDGREN F. ; — LUNDGREN F. ; or PEHR LUNDGREN INV. ET FEC. Hildebrand describes the following : Coronation of Charles XIV. John, 1818; — Medal of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Centenary, 1839 (R. by Frumerie); — 25th Anniversary of King Charles XIV. John's Reign, 1843; — Another, REG.ACADEMIAR. HOLM. &c; — Another, HAUD DIMINUTO SPLENDORE; — Death of King Charles XIV. John, 8. March, and Burial, 26. April, 1844; — Medals for Civil Merit, with bust of Charles XIV. John (sev. var.) ; — Medal for Acts of Courage, Lifesaving, &c. (sev. var.); — Prize Medals for Useful Discoveries; — Reward Medals for Faithful Services (sev. var.); — Prize Medal of the Royal Agricultural Society of Sweden; — Medal of the Royal Military Academy of Sweden; — Medal of the Royal College of Medicine; — Iron-trade Companies established under government authority ; — Prize Medal of the town of Vexiö for assistance against accidents, fire, &c. ; — Portrait-medal of Charles XIV. John (uniface); — Portrait-medal of King Charles XIV. John and Queen Desideria, and Royal Family, 1841 ; — Coronation of Charles XIV. John at Drontheim, 7. September, 1818 (2 var.); — 25th Anniversary of the King's Coronation, 1843 ; — Norwegian Prize Medal for Civil Merit ; — Medals of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences (sev. var.); — Coronation of Queen Desideria at Stockholm, 11. August 1829; — Coronation of King Oscar I. and Queen Josephina at Stockholm, 28. September 1844; — Centenary of Lund Cathedral, 1845 ; — Erection of a statue to Charles XIV. John at Norrköping, 1846; — Centenary of the Mining Company founded by King Frederick I., 1847; — Centenary of the three oldest Knightly Orders, 1848 ; — Visit of King Oscar to the Royal Mint, 29. December 1851; — Medals for Military Merit ; — Medals for Civil Merit, with bust of Oscar I. (sev. var.) ; — Numerous Medals for Academies, Societies, Colleges, Exhibitions, &c. ; — Memorial Medals and Medalets of Queen Josephina ; — Prince Charles's first Visit to Skane, 1836; — The Crown Prince Charles as Chancellor of Upsal University, 1844; — Marriage of the Crown Prince Charles with Louise, Princess of the Netherlands, 19. June 1850; — Visit of the Crown Prince and Princess to the Royal Mint, 26. March 1852; — Prize Medal for Arts and Literature, with busts of Charles XV. and consort (sev. var.) ; — Various Prize Medals of Crown Prince Charles ; — Portrait-medal of Edmund Gammal, &c. By Lundgren are further : Medal struck in 1843 at Stockholm by the Grand Lodge to commemorate the Quarter Centennial of Charles XIV. John's reign; — Coming of age of the Crown Prince Oscar, 1817; — Magnus Brahe, Swedish general, † 1844; — Jenny Lind, the famous singer (sev. var. ), 1848; — Jacobus J. Berzelius, chemist, 1848; — Eric Gustav Geijer, historian; — Dr Nils Gabriel Sefström, of Stockholm, 1839; — Dr Charles Thomas Jackson, of Boston (medal presented by the King of Sweden for his discovery of anaesthesia); — Dr Christopher Carlander, of Stockholm, 1838; — Dr Peter von Afzelius, of Upsala (2 var. of 1821 and 1835); — Dr Arvid Henrik Florman, of Lund, 1851 ; — Dr Olaf Rudbeck, of Upsala, 1702; — Emmanuel Swedenborg, 1852, &c. Bibliography. — H. W. Singer, Allgemeines Küstler-Lexikon, 1898: — Hildebrand, op. cit. — Thomsen Catalogue.
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
LOCH, CHRISTOPH
LOCH, CHRISTOPH (Germ.). Goldsmith and Burger of Hall in Tyrol, presented in 1560 a medal to the Emperor Ferdinand I. (as a token of his ability as an Engraver) and was paid 5 Gulden for his expenses and return journey from Vienna. Before 1550, we find his name in official documents, as Assistant-engraver to the elder Ursenthaler at the Mint of Hall. He later applied for the office of Master of the Mint, but apparently he was unsuccessful. His medal of Ferdinand I. is still unknown. Bibliography...
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LOCH, CHRISTOPH (Germ.). Goldsmith and Burger of Hall in Tyrol, presented in 1560 a medal to the Emperor Ferdinand I. (as a token of his ability as an Engraver) and was paid 5 Gulden for his expenses and return journey from Vienna. Before 1550, we find his name in official documents, as Assistant-engraver to the elder Ursenthaler at the Mint of Hall. He later applied for the office of Master of the Mint, but apparently he was unsuccessful. His medal of Ferdinand I. is still unknown. Bibliography...
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LOCHEE, JOHN CHARLES
LOCHEE, JOHN CHARLES (Brit.). Gem-engraver and Modeller of the second half of the eighteenth century. A number of Tassie's medallions in enamel paste were taken from models by this artist, thus : Edmund Burke, 1797; — Major Henniker, 1789 (signed : LOCHEE F.); — Princesse de Lamballe, 1792; — Frederick, Duke of York and Albany; — The Prince of Wales (George IV.); — Prince William Henry (2 var.); — George Barret, English painter; — Count O'Kelly; — The Chevalier Pinto, Portuguese Ambassador; — Po...
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LOCHEE, JOHN CHARLES (Brit.). Gem-engraver and Modeller of the second half of the eighteenth century. A number of Tassie's medallions in enamel paste were taken from models by this artist, thus : Edmund Burke, 1797; — Major Henniker, 1789 (signed : LOCHEE F.); — Princesse de Lamballe, 1792; — Frederick, Duke of York and Albany; — The Prince of Wales (George IV.); — Prince William Henry (2 var.); — George Barret, English painter; — Count O'Kelly; — The Chevalier Pinto, Portuguese Ambassador; — Po...
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LOISEAU-BAILLY, GEORGES
LOISEAU-BAILLY, GEORGES (French). Contemporary Sculptor, and Medallist, born at Sauvigny-le-Bois (Yonne) ; pupil of A. Dumont. By him are various Portrait-medallions, which have been exhibited at the Paris Salons, since 1879. At the 'Exposition Universelle' of 1900, he obtained a Gold Medal for a series of Medallions. His studies of children, busts and medallions, are very fine ; also his bronzes, decorative works in tin, terra-cotta, &c. Salon of 1901. Six medallions in clay, terra-cotta, &c. ;...
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LOISEAU-BAILLY, GEORGES (French). Contemporary Sculptor, and Medallist, born at Sauvigny-le-Bois (Yonne) ; pupil of A. Dumont. By him are various Portrait-medallions, which have been exhibited at the Paris Salons, since 1879. At the 'Exposition Universelle' of 1900, he obtained a Gold Medal for a series of Medallions. His studies of children, busts and medallions, are very fine ; also his bronzes, decorative works in tin, terra-cotta, &c. Salon of 1901. Six medallions in clay, terra-cotta, &c. ;...
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LOISY, JEAN PIERRE DE
LOISY, JEAN PIERRE DE (French). Goldsmith of Besancon, Lineengraver, Medallist and Jeton-engraver. Son of the last and his pupil; he was born at Besancon 20. September 1619; Engraver at the Mint there, 12. April 1666. in succession to Claude Poux, until 1667. By him are some fine engravings, and he also worked as a Medallist and Seal-engraver, and shared his father's " Privil?ge de frapper et de vendre des médailles dans l'étendue de la juridiction bisontine. ". His best engravings are : Portrai...
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LOISY, JEAN PIERRE DE (French). Goldsmith of Besancon, Lineengraver, Medallist and Jeton-engraver. Son of the last and his pupil; he was born at Besancon 20. September 1619; Engraver at the Mint there, 12. April 1666. in succession to Claude Poux, until 1667. By him are some fine engravings, and he also worked as a Medallist and Seal-engraver, and shared his father's " Privil?ge de frapper et de vendre des médailles dans l'étendue de la juridiction bisontine. ". His best engravings are : Portrai...
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