LUTHY (Swiss). Sculptor of Berne, who in 1886, submitted designs for the proposed new coinage of 5 Franc pieces. His obv. presented a standing figure of Helvetia, holding sword in one hand, and olivebranch in the other.
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
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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LOMBARDI, ALFONSO CITADELLA
LOMBARDI, ALFONSO CITADELLA, surnamed ALFONSO (ltal.). A Ferrarese Sculptor and Medallist of the first three decades of the sixteenth century; he died in 1537. The medals, described below, which are ascribed to this artist, are still unknown. " Their attribution to Alfonso Lombardi", says Armand, "rests on documents which M. G. Milanesi has been kind enough to indicate to me". The most important of these are two letters addressed by Alfonso to the Duke of Mantua, Federigo II. Gonzaga. One, dated...
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LOMBARDI, ALFONSO CITADELLA, surnamed ALFONSO (ltal.). A Ferrarese Sculptor and Medallist of the first three decades of the sixteenth century; he died in 1537. The medals, described below, which are ascribed to this artist, are still unknown. " Their attribution to Alfonso Lombardi", says Armand, "rests on documents which M. G. Milanesi has been kind enough to indicate to me". The most important of these are two letters addressed by Alfonso to the Duke of Mantua, Federigo II. Gonzaga. One, dated...
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LON, FRANZ ANTON VAN
LON, FRANZ ANTON VAN (Dutch.). Mint-engraver at Cologne, 1727, Treves, 1757, and Bamberg-Würzburg, 1763, 1764. He was a Line-engraver, and worked in turn at Cologne, Bonn and Ehrenbreitstein, 1727-1764. The coins he engraved for the Bishop of Würzburg, Adam Frederick, Count Seinsheim, are signed L, or V. LON. A Cologne Thaler of 1727, and a Mining Gulden of 1757, of Treves (John Philip, Baron von Walderdorff), also a Thaler of 1762, are all signed : V. LON. Bibliography. — Kull, op. cit., II, 7...
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LON, FRANZ ANTON VAN (Dutch.). Mint-engraver at Cologne, 1727, Treves, 1757, and Bamberg-Würzburg, 1763, 1764. He was a Line-engraver, and worked in turn at Cologne, Bonn and Ehrenbreitstein, 1727-1764. The coins he engraved for the Bishop of Würzburg, Adam Frederick, Count Seinsheim, are signed L, or V. LON. A Cologne Thaler of 1727, and a Mining Gulden of 1757, of Treves (John Philip, Baron von Walderdorff), also a Thaler of 1762, are all signed : V. LON. Bibliography. — Kull, op. cit., II, 7...
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