MAINWARING, WILLIAM (Brit.). Engraver of Tokens, and Medallist, whose productions date between 1790 and 1798. He resided at Birmingham, but I have been unable to trace any further information concerning his life. From Pye we learn that Mainwaring was a Manufacturer of Tokens, as well as Die-sinker. By him are : Hickman's, Birmingham, Halfpennies, 1792, with bust of John Howard (4 var.) ; — P. Deck's, Bury, Pennies (one var. illustrated), and Halfpennies, 1794, with bust of Charles, Marquis Cornwallis (sev. var.); — Robert Reynolds & C°'s, Halfpennies of Coventry, 1792, with. obv. Lady Godiva on horseback (7 var. one illustrated); — R. B. Wilkins, Isle of Wight, Halfpennies, 1792, with bust of Robert Bird Wilkins; — S. Barker's, Lichfield, Halfpennies, 1797, with bust of Dr Samuel Johnson (sev. var.) ; — W. Steward's, London and Middlesex, Halfpennies and Farthings, 1792, with bust of Shakespeare (sev. var.); — J. Fielding's, Manchester, Halfpennies, 1792; — Dunham and Yallop's, Norwich, Halfpennies, 1792 and 1793 (sev. var.); — North Wales, Halfpennies, 1793, with head of Druid (sev. var.) ; — North Wales, Farthings, 1793, with youthful bust, laureate (8 var.) ; — South Wales, Farthings, 1793, with laur. bust (10 var.); — Farror's Warwickshire, Halfpennies, 1791, with bust of Shakespeare ; — H. Hickman's, Westminster, Halfpennies, 1792, with bust of John Howard (sev. var.); — Non Local. Halfpennies, with busts of Louis XVI. and Marie-Antoinette, 1793 R. MURD.BY THE FACTIOUS, &c. (numerous varieties; either obv. or R. having been used in connection with R. or obv. of other tokens, as David Garrick, Two men at a forge, &c. Vide Atkins, pp. 112- 114, 368-369); — Halfpennies, 1793, with bust of the Dauphin, and R. MAY .THE . DOPHIN BE RESTORED TO THE CROWN OF FRANCE, &c. Mainwaring's signature : W. M. or more rarely : W. MAINWARING FECIT occurs on the following medals : The Rev. Caleb Evans, † 1791; — John Howard, F. R. S., Memorial, 1790; — Selina, Countess of Huntingdon, 1791 ; — Frederick, Bishop of Osnabrück, 1791 ; — Decapitation of Louis XVI., 1793 (copy of a medal by Fr. Loos) ; Others, on the same event, with R. CUNCTIS ILLE, &c. cypress tree, or guillotine, &c. (many varieties); — Decapitation of Marie-Antoinette 1793, with her bust on obv., 1793; — Louis XVI. and Marie-Antoinette, 1793 (sev. var.) ; — Louis XVII., 1793, obv. Bust of the Dauphin. R. Crown (sev. var.); — Frederick, Duke of York, Valenciennes surrendered, 1793 ; — Thomas Ryder, actor, etc. The work of Mainwaring compares favourably with that of his foremost contemporaries, J. G. Hancock, Peter and Thomas Wyon, C. H. Küchler, and others. Bibliography. — Pye, Provincial Coins and Tokens, n. d. — Atkins, Tokens of the eighteenth century, London, 1892. — H. A. Grueber, English Personal Medals from 1760. — Hennin, Histoire numismatique de la Revolution francaise, Paris, 1826.
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
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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LÜDER, JAN
LÜDER, JAN (Dutch). Medallist of the fourth quarter of the seventeenth century and early part of the eighteenth, circ. 1680- 1710. He executed a large number of medals for William III. of. Great Britain and also for John George III., Elector of Saxony. His work is not of great merit, and he is said to have frequently copied the designs of other medallists. This engraver visited England, where he may have cut some of his medals : Among his productions, we find : James II. and — Mary, 1685 James I...
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LÜDER, JAN (Dutch). Medallist of the fourth quarter of the seventeenth century and early part of the eighteenth, circ. 1680- 1710. He executed a large number of medals for William III. of. Great Britain and also for John George III., Elector of Saxony. His work is not of great merit, and he is said to have frequently copied the designs of other medallists. This engraver visited England, where he may have cut some of his medals : Among his productions, we find : James II. and — Mary, 1685 James I...
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LÜDERS, CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH
LÜDERS, CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Medallist at Berlin, arc. 1702-1742, and Mint-engraver there. He was employed by the Royal House of Prussia, and was a successful Engraver. They comprise : Marriage of King Frederick I. of Prussia with Sophie Louise of Mecklenburg-Grabow, 1708; — Marriage of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wurtemberg, with Henrietta Maria, Princess of Prussia, 1716; — Marriage of Crown Prince Frederick at Salzdahlum, 1733 (2 var., one of which is signed KOCH on obv.) ; — Marriage...
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LÜDERS, CHRISTIAN FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Medallist at Berlin, arc. 1702-1742, and Mint-engraver there. He was employed by the Royal House of Prussia, and was a successful Engraver. They comprise : Marriage of King Frederick I. of Prussia with Sophie Louise of Mecklenburg-Grabow, 1708; — Marriage of Frederick Louis, Prince of Wurtemberg, with Henrietta Maria, Princess of Prussia, 1716; — Marriage of Crown Prince Frederick at Salzdahlum, 1733 (2 var., one of which is signed KOCH on obv.) ; — Marriage...
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LUNDER, GABRIEL
LUNDER, GABRIEL (Norweg.). Medallist of the second half of the eighteenth century ; born at Kongsberg (in Norway) ; resided for some time at Nuremberg, then at Koenigsberg, and finally settled at Copenhagen, where he was working from 1742 to 1782. His productions are usually signed G. L. or G. L. F., but also L. One of the most artistic is his Portrait-medal of the ecclesiastic Johann Meyer, superior of St. Lorenz, at Nuremberg. Bibliography. — Ammon, op. cit. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — I. V. Kull...
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LUNDER, GABRIEL (Norweg.). Medallist of the second half of the eighteenth century ; born at Kongsberg (in Norway) ; resided for some time at Nuremberg, then at Koenigsberg, and finally settled at Copenhagen, where he was working from 1742 to 1782. His productions are usually signed G. L. or G. L. F., but also L. One of the most artistic is his Portrait-medal of the ecclesiastic Johann Meyer, superior of St. Lorenz, at Nuremberg. Bibliography. — Ammon, op. cit. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — I. V. Kull...
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