MADRASSI, LUCA (Ital.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing at Paris ; a pupil of Cavelier. He is the author of numerous Portrait medallions of distinguished personages, among which Dr F. P. Weber mentions the following : George Meredith, 1892; — Lord Ronald Gower, 1892 ; — Lord Beaconsfield (1805-1881), 1894; — The Right Honble W. E. Gladstone, 1894. These are all cast in bronze. Also : Venus Astarte, 189 1 ; — 1892. Child's Portrait; — Reading; — 1895. Probite commerciale, bronze medal; — 1896. Polyphemus, &c. Bibliography. — Dr F. P. Weber, Medals and Medallions. — Catalogues du Salon.
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
LORTHIOR
LORTHIOR, or LORTHIOIR, PIERRE JOSEPH (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Lille on the 22. January 1733, became " Engraver to the King" in 1776, and died at Paris on the 8th of March 1813, at the age of eighty. He is the author of a number of medals and jetons, also medallions and plaquettes "of elegant design and fine execution ", and he took part in 1791 in the competition for the coinage. He was especially clever as an Engraver of seals and gaming counters, and produced some good work i...
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LORTHIOR, or LORTHIOIR, PIERRE JOSEPH (French). Sculptor and Medallist, born at Lille on the 22. January 1733, became " Engraver to the King" in 1776, and died at Paris on the 8th of March 1813, at the age of eighty. He is the author of a number of medals and jetons, also medallions and plaquettes "of elegant design and fine execution ", and he took part in 1791 in the competition for the coinage. He was especially clever as an Engraver of seals and gaming counters, and produced some good work i...
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LÖSCH, FRANZ XAVER
LÖSCH, FRANZ XAVER or JOSEPH (Germ.). Medallist, born in 1770 at Amberg, died in 1826; pupil of J. G. Whitska. He resided at Munich, and, says Bolzenthal, "was much employed by the Bavarian Court, and one of the first who in Germany exercised the art in fine taste and after the example of the French in the old style. His numerous productions prove this ; they chiefly refer to events in the reign of King Maximilian Joseph. " He was appointed Chief-engraver at the Mint of Munich in 1808. In 1810 h...
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LÖSCH, FRANZ XAVER or JOSEPH (Germ.). Medallist, born in 1770 at Amberg, died in 1826; pupil of J. G. Whitska. He resided at Munich, and, says Bolzenthal, "was much employed by the Bavarian Court, and one of the first who in Germany exercised the art in fine taste and after the example of the French in the old style. His numerous productions prove this ; they chiefly refer to events in the reign of King Maximilian Joseph. " He was appointed Chief-engraver at the Mint of Munich in 1808. In 1810 h...
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LOVETT, GEORGE HAMPDEN
LOVETT, GEORGE HAMPDEN (Amer.). Medallist, born at Philadelphia, February 14, 1824, died at Brooklyn, January 28, 1894. The following particulars of this Engraver's life are borrowed from Mr. W. E. Weeks' obituary notice in Amer. Joum. of Numismatics, April 1894, p. 104. “ When still an infant, Lovett's father moved to New York, and there the artist spent the greater part of his life. His father, Robert Lovett, and his brothers John D., and Robert, all of whom he outlived, were die-sinkers. Afte...
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LOVETT, GEORGE HAMPDEN (Amer.). Medallist, born at Philadelphia, February 14, 1824, died at Brooklyn, January 28, 1894. The following particulars of this Engraver's life are borrowed from Mr. W. E. Weeks' obituary notice in Amer. Joum. of Numismatics, April 1894, p. 104. “ When still an infant, Lovett's father moved to New York, and there the artist spent the greater part of his life. His father, Robert Lovett, and his brothers John D., and Robert, all of whom he outlived, were die-sinkers. Afte...
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LUCENTI
LUCENTI or LUCINI, GIROLAMO (Ital.). Sculptor, Medallist and Mint-engraver at Rome, circ. 1668-1690; pupil of Cav. Algardi, became Assistant-engraver in 1668 under Gasp. Morone. He worked principally for the Popes Clement X., Innocent XI., and Alexander VIII., and also for Sa. Maria di Monte Santo. As a rival of the Hameranis, he did not however attain their fame. His statue of an Angel with the nails of the cross on Sant' Angelo Bridge at Rome is no mean work. For his accomplishments as an arti...
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LUCENTI or LUCINI, GIROLAMO (Ital.). Sculptor, Medallist and Mint-engraver at Rome, circ. 1668-1690; pupil of Cav. Algardi, became Assistant-engraver in 1668 under Gasp. Morone. He worked principally for the Popes Clement X., Innocent XI., and Alexander VIII., and also for Sa. Maria di Monte Santo. As a rival of the Hameranis, he did not however attain their fame. His statue of an Angel with the nails of the cross on Sant' Angelo Bridge at Rome is no mean work. For his accomplishments as an arti...
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