MANFREDINI, LUIGI (ltal.). Medallist, born at Bologna in 1771, died on 22. June 1840. He was for many years Professor of Medallic Art at the Milan Academy of Arts, and Mint-engraver there, rom 1798 to 1830, (first as assistant, then chief-engraver from 1808) during which period he cut dies for the Kingdom of Italy, the Austrian province of Lombardy, and executed a series of medals of indisputable merit. His predecessor and colleague at the Mint was Giuseppe Salvirch, by whom are also Milanese Patterns of Napoleon I. The Medallist Gerolamo Vassallo was also a colleague with Manfredini as Engraver at the mint from 1808 to 1819. Manfredini's series of coins comprise : Napoleon I. Al. 40 Lire, 1808-1814; 20 Lire, 1808-1814; AR. 5 Lire, 1808-1814; 2 Lire, Lira, 15, 10 and 5 Soldi, 1808-1814; Parpagliola, 1808-1813; 25 Centesimi, 1808; ?. Soldo, 1807-1813; 3 Centesmi, 1807-1813; Centesimo, 1807-1813. Also various Patterns of 1806 and 1807, and a curious Lira of 1810 reading NATOLEONE. — Francis I. Various Pattern coins : AR. Scudo da 6 Lire, 1816 (2 proofs in the Imperial Museum, Vienna); Lira austriaca 1822, 23, 24; Mezza Lira, and Quarto di Lira, 1822-1824; ?. 5 Centesimi, 1822 and 1834 ; 3 Centesimi, and Centesimo, 1822 and 1834. Currency : Al. Sovrano, 1820-1830; 1/2 Sovrano, 1820 and 1822; AR. Tallero, 1819-1831 ; Fiorino, 1822-24, 1827, &c. — Marie-Louise, Duchess of Parma. Al. 40 and 20 Lire, 1815 and 1832; AR. 5, 2, and 1 Lire, 1815 and 1832, and subsidiary currency, AR. 5 and 10 Soldi; ?. 1, 3 and 5 Centesimi, 1815, 1830, 1832, &c. The list of Manfredini's medals is a large one, but only the following have come under my notice. They are usually signed : L.M.; but also M.; L. MANFREDINI and L.F.M. : Napoleone Bona parte R?. Cisalpine Repoblic, 1797 ; Bonaparte R?. DVX'TVTVS- &c. (illustrated); — Attempt on Napoleon's life, 1800; — 'Courrier national' of the Cisalpine Republic, 1801 ; — Constitution at Lyons of the Cisalpine Republic, 1802 (4 var.); — The Commune of Parma to Bodoni, 1802; — Royal Institute of Sciences and Arts, 1806; — Coronation of Napoleon I. at Milan, 1805 (2 types; one with : LA ZECCA DI MILANO.MAGGIO on obv.) ; — Capture of Vienna, 1805; — Battle of Jena, 1806; — Prize Medal of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Milan, 1806 (sev. var.); — Medal of the Royal Italian Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts, 1806 (signed : L); — General Marmont; dedicated by the inhabitants of Spalatro in Dalmatia, 1807; — Milanese Prize Medal for useful Discoveries, 1807; — Battle of Ratisbon, 1809 (R. only; obv. by Vassallo); — Battle of Wagram and Campaign of 1809 (2 var.) ; — Marriage of Napoleon I. with Marie Louise, 1810 (Hymen driving Mars before him); — Birth of the King of Rome, 1811 ; — Return of Duke Francesco IV. to Modena, 1814 ; — Proclamation (Giuramento) Medal of Francis I., of the Lombardo- Venetian Kingdom, at Milan, 1815 (struck in three sizes, both for Venice and Milan); — Visit of Francis I. to Milan, 1816 (R. only) ; — Visit of Francis I. to the Milanese Mint; — Visit of the Archduke John to the Mint of Milan, 1816; — Visit of the Archduke Rainer to the Milanese Mint, 1816; — Belzoni's discoveries in Egypt, medal presented by the inhabitants of Padua, 1819 ; — Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire (sev. var., with the Column of Focas at Rome, &c.) ; — Helmeted head of Athena; — Laureate bust of Dante ; — Bust of Virgil; — Death of Lord Byron at Missolonghi, 1824 (sev. var., with Sepulchral urn ; Nude male figure leaning on a globe; Female figure wearing mural crown; and smaller medalets); — Giovanni Battista Bodoni, typographer, 1802; — Marie Louise, Empress of Austria, 1816, Memorial Medal (struck by order of Francis I.); — Joseph Eckhel, numismatist, 1837; — Coronation of Ferdinand I., Emperor of Austria, 1831 ; — Dr Giacomo Tommasini, of Parma, 1822 ; — Dr A. Scarpa, of Pavia ; — Galileo Galilei; — Dr A. Sacco, of Milan; — Giuditta Pasti, R. Heads of Goldoni and Alfieri, 1829; — James, Count of Carrara, Director of the Academy of Bergamo, 1797 (this is the first Portrait-medal engraved by the artist) ; — Archduke Rainer, Viceroy of Lombardy, 1818; — Giuseppe Barbieri, 1833; — Inauguration of the Bridge on the Trebia, 1825 (a successful medal, with portraits of Francis I. and his daughter Marie-Louise); — Prize Medal of the Milanese Military Academy ; — Prize Medal of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice (with R. Minerva); — Coronation Medal of Ferdinand I., 1838; — Medal of the "Academia filodrammatica " of Milan, 1840, with busts of Goldoni and Alfieri (one of Manfredini's last productions) ; — Industrial Prize Medal of Prague (obv. only); — Andrea Appiani, 1826; — Leonardo da Vinci (2 var.) ; — Fancesco Hayes, etc. Luigi Manfredini rose to the first rank of early nineteenth century Italian medallists ; his coins, in particular, display a great effort of art. Many of his medals were from designs of the celebrated painter, Appiani, whose portrait he has represented on a medal executed in 1826. Bibliography. — Gnecchi, Le Monete di Milano. — Hennin, Histoire numismatique de la Révolution francaise, 1826. — Edwards, The Napoleon Medals, 1837. — Dr F. P. Weber, op. cit. — Alfredo Commandini, L'Italia mi cento anni del Secolo XIX (1801-1900), Milano, 1901. — H. W. Singer, Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon, 1898. — Ad. Hess Nachf., Reimmann Sale Catalogue, 1892. — Jos. C. Adam, Die Meister der sogenannten 'Schwarzen Medaillen', Mitth. des Klubs, &c., 1902. p. 31. — Spink's Numismatic Circular, vol. VIII, col. 3869. — Schlickeysen- Pallmann, op. cit. — H. A. Grueber, English Personal Medals from 1760. — E. Fiala, op. cit. — Thomsen Bronce-Medailler. — Domanig, op. cit. — Bolzenthal, 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
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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LUNDERBERG, LAWRENCE D.
LUNDERBERG, LAWRENCE D. (Swed.). Medallist of the end of the eighteenth century and early part of the nineteenth. He resided at Stockholm, and is the author of some medals : Charles (afterwards Earl) Grey, M. P., 1801 (signed : LUNDERBERG); — Medal of the Historical and Archaeological Society of Sweden, 1801 ; — Return of King Charles XIII. from the Riksdag at Örebro, 18. October 1810; — New year's Medalet (1800); — Dr Lorenz Gabriel Branting; — Dr. Frans Joaquim von Aken, apothecary, of Örebro,...
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LUNDERBERG, LAWRENCE D. (Swed.). Medallist of the end of the eighteenth century and early part of the nineteenth. He resided at Stockholm, and is the author of some medals : Charles (afterwards Earl) Grey, M. P., 1801 (signed : LUNDERBERG); — Medal of the Historical and Archaeological Society of Sweden, 1801 ; — Return of King Charles XIII. from the Riksdag at Örebro, 18. October 1810; — New year's Medalet (1800); — Dr Lorenz Gabriel Branting; — Dr. Frans Joaquim von Aken, apothecary, of Örebro,...
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LUNDGREN, LGDWIG PETERSSEN
LUNDGREN, LGDWIG PETERSSEN (Swed.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century, and Mint-engraver at Stockholm, circ. 1818- 1853. He died about 1854, the year in which his daughter, Leah Ahlborn, succeeded to his post at the Mint, and he was born towards the end of the eighteenth century. Besides engraving dies for the coinage of King Oscar I., Lundgren produced a large number of medals, some of which rank very high among contemporaneous works. They are signed in various forms : L. P....
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LUNDGREN, LGDWIG PETERSSEN (Swed.). Medallist of the first half of the nineteenth century, and Mint-engraver at Stockholm, circ. 1818- 1853. He died about 1854, the year in which his daughter, Leah Ahlborn, succeeded to his post at the Mint, and he was born towards the end of the eighteenth century. Besides engraving dies for the coinage of King Oscar I., Lundgren produced a large number of medals, some of which rank very high among contemporaneous works. They are signed in various forms : L. P....
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LÜNEN, HERBART VON
LÜNEN, HERBART VON (Germ.). A native of Oldenburg, and Mint-engraver at Dresden, circ. 1605-1616, and Medallist there until about 1626. He signed his productions H. V. L. or H. V. L. F. The coins issued at Dresden between 1605 and 16 16 are mostly the work of this Engraver, who was succeeded in 1616 by Ruprecht Niclas Kitzkatz, and among his medals are : Medal of John George I., Prince Elector of Saxony, obv. PRO LEGE ET GREGE. Prince on horseback R. SCOPVS VIT? ME? CHRISTVS (signed : H. V. L.);...
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LÜNEN, HERBART VON (Germ.). A native of Oldenburg, and Mint-engraver at Dresden, circ. 1605-1616, and Medallist there until about 1626. He signed his productions H. V. L. or H. V. L. F. The coins issued at Dresden between 1605 and 16 16 are mostly the work of this Engraver, who was succeeded in 1616 by Ruprecht Niclas Kitzkatz, and among his medals are : Medal of John George I., Prince Elector of Saxony, obv. PRO LEGE ET GREGE. Prince on horseback R. SCOPVS VIT? ME? CHRISTVS (signed : H. V. L.);...
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