MARCUS, ÉMILE AUGUSTE (French). Contemporary Gem-engraver and Medallist, born at Paris; pupil of Pétremant and Vimont. He has made the following exhibits at the Paris Salons : 1901. St. George, intaglio, engraving on rock-crystal ; — 1902. St. George, medal; — 1903. Medal of the "Aero-Club de France" ; — La P?che, intaglio-engraving on rock-crystal. Bibliography. — Catalogues du Salon, 1901-1904. — Revue num., 1903, p. 73. — Revue de I' Art ancien et moderne, 1903, II, 24.
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
LYNCH, LYNCHE
LYNCH, LYNCHE or LINCHE, GERMAYNE or GERMYN (Brit.). Mintmaster for Ireland under Henry VI. and anni 1-13 of Edward IV., and Graver of the puncheons. He was granted a patent for the coinage of Groats, Half-groats, Pennies, Halfpennies or Mailles, and Farthings or Quadrantes, to be issued at the various mints of Dublin, Cork, Drogheda, Limerick, Trim, Waterford, and Wexford. Chaffers Gilda Aurifabrorum, p. 37, gives the following information on Lynche: " German Lynche of London, Goldsmith, Warden...
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LYNCH, LYNCHE or LINCHE, GERMAYNE or GERMYN (Brit.). Mintmaster for Ireland under Henry VI. and anni 1-13 of Edward IV., and Graver of the puncheons. He was granted a patent for the coinage of Groats, Half-groats, Pennies, Halfpennies or Mailles, and Farthings or Quadrantes, to be issued at the various mints of Dublin, Cork, Drogheda, Limerick, Trim, Waterford, and Wexford. Chaffers Gilda Aurifabrorum, p. 37, gives the following information on Lynche: " German Lynche of London, Goldsmith, Warden...
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LYSIPPUS
LYSIPPUS (Ital.). Medallist of the second half of the fifteenth century ; a nephew of Cristoforo di Geremia. Friedländer was the first to place his name among the medallists,, and more recently Herr von Fabriczy has been able to add several medals to the already known list of his works. Raphael of Volterra informs us that Lysippus was entrusted with the execution of a medal of Pope Paul II. († 1471), and as he wrote at the beginning of the sixteenth century, we can fairly accept his assertion. H...
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LYSIPPUS (Ital.). Medallist of the second half of the fifteenth century ; a nephew of Cristoforo di Geremia. Friedländer was the first to place his name among the medallists,, and more recently Herr von Fabriczy has been able to add several medals to the already known list of his works. Raphael of Volterra informs us that Lysippus was entrusted with the execution of a medal of Pope Paul II. († 1471), and as he wrote at the beginning of the sixteenth century, we can fairly accept his assertion. H...
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MABAREAUX
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 ...
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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 ...
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MAC GILL, DAVID
MAC GILL, DAVID (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing in London, a member of the Society of Medallists, at the exhibitions of which association he has shown some very artistic productions : Portrait-medallion; — Medal for Cambridge; — Design for a medal and reverse ; — The Nineteenth Century ; — St. Peter's College, Westminster; — Prince of Bhavnagar; — The Mirror of Nature ; — Cambridge University Medal (illustrated in The Studio, XXII, 126) ; — Hero and Leander ; — Hugh Mac Gi...
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MAC GILL, DAVID (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, residing in London, a member of the Society of Medallists, at the exhibitions of which association he has shown some very artistic productions : Portrait-medallion; — Medal for Cambridge; — Design for a medal and reverse ; — The Nineteenth Century ; — St. Peter's College, Westminster; — Prince of Bhavnagar; — The Mirror of Nature ; — Cambridge University Medal (illustrated in The Studio, XXII, 126) ; — Hero and Leander ; — Hugh Mac Gi...
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