LYSANDER or LYSANDROS. A scarabeus in the Volterra Museum bears the inscription ?Y?AN?PO, which is evidently the owner's name, and not an Engraver's signature.
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
LONGUEIL, HONORÉ DE
LONGUEIL, HONORÉ DE (French). Grandson of the celebrated Line-engraver, Joseph de Longueil ( † 1792), was born on the 16th February 1818 at Paris; settled in business as an Engraver, rue Royale, 8, in 1838; retired into private life in 1861, and died on the 31. July 1889 at Grignon Castle, Thiais (Seine), his nephew's residence. By this Engraver are several medals and jetons, some of which are signed : DELONGUEIL F. I have come across the following : Jetons of the Asphalte Works of Seyssel-Lobsa...
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LONGUEIL, HONORÉ DE (French). Grandson of the celebrated Line-engraver, Joseph de Longueil ( † 1792), was born on the 16th February 1818 at Paris; settled in business as an Engraver, rue Royale, 8, in 1838; retired into private life in 1861, and died on the 31. July 1889 at Grignon Castle, Thiais (Seine), his nephew's residence. By this Engraver are several medals and jetons, some of which are signed : DELONGUEIL F. I have come across the following : Jetons of the Asphalte Works of Seyssel-Lobsa...
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LONISON
LONISON or LONYSON, JOHN (Brit.). Mint-master at London, anni 14-19 of Elizabeth, 1571-1576. Kenyon makes two references to this Mint-master : " By an indenture of the 19th April, 1572, made with John Lonison, only three gold coins were to be made, namely, Angels, Angelets, and Quarter Angels, of the old standard and the same weight as before, and these were to be current at their old values of 10 s., 5 s., and 2 s 6 d respectively. On the 19th December, 1578, a commission was made out, authoriz...
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LONISON or LONYSON, JOHN (Brit.). Mint-master at London, anni 14-19 of Elizabeth, 1571-1576. Kenyon makes two references to this Mint-master : " By an indenture of the 19th April, 1572, made with John Lonison, only three gold coins were to be made, namely, Angels, Angelets, and Quarter Angels, of the old standard and the same weight as before, and these were to be current at their old values of 10 s., 5 s., and 2 s 6 d respectively. On the 19th December, 1578, a commission was made out, authoriz...
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LOOF, JAN
LOOF, JAN (Dutch). Medallist of Middleburg, second quarter of the seventeenth century. His medals are dated between 1627 and 1660. He received a special permission from the States General of Holland to commemorate remarkable events by medals. Amongst his best known medallic productions are : 1629. Taking of Bois-le-Duc (2 var.) ; — 1631. Naval Engagement at Slaak (2 var.) ; — 1632. Death of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden; — 1637. Taking of Breda by Prince Frederick Henry of Orange (2 var.); — ...
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LOOF, JAN (Dutch). Medallist of Middleburg, second quarter of the seventeenth century. His medals are dated between 1627 and 1660. He received a special permission from the States General of Holland to commemorate remarkable events by medals. Amongst his best known medallic productions are : 1629. Taking of Bois-le-Duc (2 var.) ; — 1631. Naval Engagement at Slaak (2 var.) ; — 1632. Death of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden; — 1637. Taking of Breda by Prince Frederick Henry of Orange (2 var.); — ...
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LOOS, DANIEL FRIEDRICH
LOOS, DANIEL FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Altenburg 15. January, 1735; died 1. October, 1819, at Berlin. He was a pupil of Johann Friedrich Stieler, and in 1756 went to Prussia, became Mint-engraver at Magdeburg, 1756-1767, and was appointed Chief-sngraver and Medallist to the Court at Berlin in 1768. Amongst his medallic productions I may mention : Elizabeth of York (" Souvenir Medal, engraved at the expense of a Mr. Thane, who considered that the legal representative...
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LOOS, DANIEL FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Altenburg 15. January, 1735; died 1. October, 1819, at Berlin. He was a pupil of Johann Friedrich Stieler, and in 1756 went to Prussia, became Mint-engraver at Magdeburg, 1756-1767, and was appointed Chief-sngraver and Medallist to the Court at Berlin in 1768. Amongst his medallic productions I may mention : Elizabeth of York (" Souvenir Medal, engraved at the expense of a Mr. Thane, who considered that the legal representative...
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