MABAREAUX (also MABEREAUX or MASBEREAUX) (French). The brothers Mabareaux, Goldsmiths, executed in 1605 two large medals in gold, which were presented to Henri IV., on his visit to Limoges, and in 1615 two medals " d'or de ducat massif "of the size of a plate and thickness of a finger, one for the King, and the other for the Queen on the occasion of their entry in Bordeaux. The brothers Mabareaux, goldsmiths, chasers, armourers, &c. were reputed to be " the most worthy workmen of France for the making of arms, plate, sculpture and other inventions ". In 1628 they were established in the Louvre. Bibliography. — Rondot et De La Tour, op. cit., p. 265. — Mazerolle, 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
LOOS, GOTTFRIED BERNHARD
LOOS, GOTTFRIED BERNHARD (Germ.). Second son of Daniel F. Loos, born 6. August 1774, and died 29. July 1843; Mintmaster at Berlin, 1806-1812; General Warden to the Prussian Mint, etc. In 1812 he opened the famous Die-sinking establishment of Loos at Berlin, which produced a large number of medals, and employed some of the best German medallists.The medallic establishment which he founded now exists as the "Berlin Medallic Mint of L. Ostermann (q.v.), formerly G. Loos." There are medals with the ...
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LOOS, GOTTFRIED BERNHARD (Germ.). Second son of Daniel F. Loos, born 6. August 1774, and died 29. July 1843; Mintmaster at Berlin, 1806-1812; General Warden to the Prussian Mint, etc. In 1812 he opened the famous Die-sinking establishment of Loos at Berlin, which produced a large number of medals, and employed some of the best German medallists.The medallic establishment which he founded now exists as the "Berlin Medallic Mint of L. Ostermann (q.v.), formerly G. Loos." There are medals with the ...
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LORDONNOIS, MARCEL PROSPER
LORDONNOIS, MARCEL PROSPER (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris ; pupil of Mouchon, F. Vernon and Kluge. At the Salons of 1896, 1898, 1902, 1903, 1904, and 1906 he exhibited several Medals abd Portrait-plaquettes, which display a good taste and technical ability. One of them, that of Mlle Dugat I have seen ; and also one of Mlle Jeanne Cordonnier. At the Salon of 1905, he exhibited : Portrait of Mme M. B*** ; — Mlle M. B. A***; — A. Bassinet, senator; — G. Marion, surgeo...
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LORDONNOIS, MARCEL PROSPER (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris ; pupil of Mouchon, F. Vernon and Kluge. At the Salons of 1896, 1898, 1902, 1903, 1904, and 1906 he exhibited several Medals abd Portrait-plaquettes, which display a good taste and technical ability. One of them, that of Mlle Dugat I have seen ; and also one of Mlle Jeanne Cordonnier. At the Salon of 1905, he exhibited : Portrait of Mme M. B*** ; — Mlle M. B. A***; — A. Bassinet, senator; — G. Marion, surgeo...
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LORENZ, CARL HEINRICH
LORENZ, CARL HEINRICH (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Berlin on the 24th of August 1810; died in the seventies. He studied first at the Berlin Academy, then at Vienna, visited Italy, and returned to Berlin, where he was working up to 1848, when he obtained employment as Engraver and Medallist to the Mint of Altona, from the Danish government. From 1859 to 1861 he filled the post of Chief Medallist at St. Petersburg, and definitely settled at Hamburg towards the end of 1861. For som...
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LORENZ, CARL HEINRICH (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Berlin on the 24th of August 1810; died in the seventies. He studied first at the Berlin Academy, then at Vienna, visited Italy, and returned to Berlin, where he was working up to 1848, when he obtained employment as Engraver and Medallist to the Mint of Altona, from the Danish government. From 1859 to 1861 he filled the post of Chief Medallist at St. Petersburg, and definitely settled at Hamburg towards the end of 1861. For som...
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LORENZ, JOHANN JACOB
LORENZ, JOHANN JACOB (Germ.). Medallist to the Mint of Hamburg, born at Berlin, 24. June 1845, died 29. August 1887. He was the son of the medallist Carl Heinrich Lorenz, from whom he received his first tuition. From 1864 to 1867, he was a student at the Berlin Royal Academy of Arts, and while residing in the Prussian capital he occasionally worked for the Loos Medallic Mint. He then visited Dresden and was employed there by the Courtmedallist Friedrich Hermann Jahn. By the end of 1868 we find h...
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LORENZ, JOHANN JACOB (Germ.). Medallist to the Mint of Hamburg, born at Berlin, 24. June 1845, died 29. August 1887. He was the son of the medallist Carl Heinrich Lorenz, from whom he received his first tuition. From 1864 to 1867, he was a student at the Berlin Royal Academy of Arts, and while residing in the Prussian capital he occasionally worked for the Loos Medallic Mint. He then visited Dresden and was employed there by the Courtmedallist Friedrich Hermann Jahn. By the end of 1868 we find h...
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