MATZENKOPF, FRANZ JUNE (Austr.). Son of the last ; Mintengraver and Medallist at Salzburg, 1755- 1805 ; born in 1738, died in 1808. He worked under the Archbishop Sigismund (Graf von Schrattenbach) and later. The currency engraved by this artist is usually signed : F.M. ; — M ; — F. M. K. ; — MK, and comprises the reigns of Sigismund (1753-1771), Hieronymus (1772- 1803), and Ferdinand (1803-1805). By him are also medals: Sede Vacante, 1772 ; — Prize Medal for Mint-workmen. 1766 R. ARTIS MONETARIAE PRAEMIUM ; — Medals of 1763/6 (R. South Gate of the Sigismundthor) ; — Twelfth centenary of the Archbishopric of Salzburg; — Medal of 1767 on the Completion of the Sigismundthor, and 1782 (signed on obv. : MAZENKOPF and on R. F. M.), sev. var. ; — Jubilee of Dominicus II. Schnizer, Abbot of Weingarten, 1781 ; — Medals with bust of the Archbishop Sigismund III., Count von Schrattenbach R. CUIQUE SUUM, 1756 and 1764; — Another; R. IN MANU DOMINI SORS MEA, 1756 (this piece exists also in gold, weight : 20 Ducats) ; — Medal on the Sede Vacante at Eichstädt, 1757; — Sigismundsthor Medals of 1757, 1767 and 1769 ; — Undated Medal; R. SCIENTIARUM INCREMENTO (also in gold, weight : 1 5 Ducats) ; — Sede Vacante at Passau, 1772, &c. In the Gustav Zeller Collection were the following productions by Franz Matzenkopf Jun -.Sigismund III. (1753-1771). Medal on the Erection of new Coining-presses at the Salzburg Mint, 1776; — Medals of 1767/69; obv. Bust ; R. South Gate of the Sigismundthor ; — Large Medal of 1767 on the Completion of the Sigismundthor; — Medal of 1756; R. View of Salzburg; — Medal, undated, on the Salzburg University; — Double Ducat, 1755; — Ducats, 1753, 1754, 1768; — 1/4 Ducat, 1755; — Thalers, 1754, 1755, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1760-1769; — Half Thalers, 1757, 1760, 1766, 1770 &c. and subsidiary coinage. — Sede Vacante (1772). Medals in Al, AR, ?, and pewter; — Ducat; &c. — Hieronymus (1772-1803). Medal on his Election, 1772 (signed : MATZENKOPF. F.) ; — Medal of 1782 on the 12th Centenary of the Arbishopric ; — Ducats of 1772, 1782, &c. ; — Thalers 1772, 1774, 1779, 1780, 1782, 1783, 1785-1787, 1789 (illustrated), &c. ; — Half Thalers, 1772, 1773, 1782, &c., and subsidiary coinage. The productions of this engraver, like those of his father, distinguish themselves by very good drawing and careful execution ; they are very numerous. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Wurzbach, Biograph. Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, XVII, 125. — Bergmann, Medaillen auf berühmte und ausgezeichmete Männer des oesterreichischen Kaiserstaates, I, 39. — Domanig, op. cit. — Ad. Hess Nachf., Reimmann Sale Catalogue, 1892. — (Catalog der Münzen-und Medaillen-Stempel-Sammlnng des K. K. Münzamtes in Wien, 1902. — Zeller, loc. cit. — Wellenheim Sale Catalogue, 1844. — Egger, Salzburger Münzen und Medaillen (Gustav Zeller Sammlung), 13. November 1902.
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
MARCHANT, NATHANIEL
MARCHANT, NATHANIEL (Brit.). Gem-engraver and Medallist, born in Sussex in 1739, died in Somerset Place, London, in April 1816, aged 77. He was a pupil of Edward Burch, R. A., and in 1766 became a Member of the Incorporated Society of Artists. In 1773, he went to Rome, where he studied and worked for sixteen years. He sent impressions from ancient intaglios to the Royal Academy from 1781 to 1785. and continued to exhibit there until 1811. In 1791 he was elected Associate of the Royal Academy, an...
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MARCHANT, NATHANIEL (Brit.). Gem-engraver and Medallist, born in Sussex in 1739, died in Somerset Place, London, in April 1816, aged 77. He was a pupil of Edward Burch, R. A., and in 1766 became a Member of the Incorporated Society of Artists. In 1773, he went to Rome, where he studied and worked for sixteen years. He sent impressions from ancient intaglios to the Royal Academy from 1781 to 1785. and continued to exhibit there until 1811. In 1791 he was elected Associate of the Royal Academy, an...
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MARCHIONNI, LUIZ
MARCHIONNI, LUIZ (Span.). Medallist, and Mint-engraver at Madrid, during the latter end of the reign of Isabel II., the Republic of 1868-1870, Amadeo I., and early part of Alfonso XII., circ. 1858-1875. Medals: Prize Medal of the Castilian Exhibition at Valladolid, 1859; — Medal of the Royal Society of History of Spain, 1860 ; — Inauguration of the Mint at Manila, 1861 ; — Inauguration of the works of the Tubular Bridge at Manila, 1862 ; — Visit of Queen Isabel II. to Seville, 1862 ; — Visit of ...
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MARCHIONNI, LUIZ (Span.). Medallist, and Mint-engraver at Madrid, during the latter end of the reign of Isabel II., the Republic of 1868-1870, Amadeo I., and early part of Alfonso XII., circ. 1858-1875. Medals: Prize Medal of the Castilian Exhibition at Valladolid, 1859; — Medal of the Royal Society of History of Spain, 1860 ; — Inauguration of the Mint at Manila, 1861 ; — Inauguration of the works of the Tubular Bridge at Manila, 1862 ; — Visit of Queen Isabel II. to Seville, 1862 ; — Visit of ...
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MARIA ANTONIO DI GENNARO
MARIA ANTONIO DI GENNARO. Vol. II, p. 240. The Imperial Mint at Vienna preserves the dies of the following medals by Gennaro : 1723, Coronation of Queen Elizabeth Christina at Prague, 1723 (2 var.); — Jeton of 1723, on the same event (3 var.); — Medal on the Peace of Vienna, 1725 (signed : DE GEN.); — Erection of the Monument on the High Market at Vienna, 1729; — Birth of Archduke Josef, 1741; — Hungarian Coronation of the Empress Maria Theresia, 1741 ; — Proclamation Medal of Maria Theresia in...
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MARIA ANTONIO DI GENNARO. Vol. II, p. 240. The Imperial Mint at Vienna preserves the dies of the following medals by Gennaro : 1723, Coronation of Queen Elizabeth Christina at Prague, 1723 (2 var.); — Jeton of 1723, on the same event (3 var.); — Medal on the Peace of Vienna, 1725 (signed : DE GEN.); — Erection of the Monument on the High Market at Vienna, 1729; — Birth of Archduke Josef, 1741; — Hungarian Coronation of the Empress Maria Theresia, 1741 ; — Proclamation Medal of Maria Theresia in...
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MARIANI, CAMILLO
MARIANI, CAMILLO (Ital.). Medallist, born at Vicenza in 1565, died at Rome in 1611. By him are the following medals : Cornelio Gallo; — Quinto Remio Palemone ; — Allieno Cecina (a satirical piece) ; — Alferisio, conte di Vicenza; — Frate Giovanni da Schio ; — Alberto Marano; — Girolamo Gualdo, &c. Bibliography. — Bernardo Morsolin, Camillo Mariani, coniatore di medagie, Milano, 1891. — Ibid., Una medaglia satirica di Camillo Mariani, Riv. ital. di num., 1896, p. 79. — Ibid., Il Museo Gualdo in V...
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MARIANI, CAMILLO (Ital.). Medallist, born at Vicenza in 1565, died at Rome in 1611. By him are the following medals : Cornelio Gallo; — Quinto Remio Palemone ; — Allieno Cecina (a satirical piece) ; — Alferisio, conte di Vicenza; — Frate Giovanni da Schio ; — Alberto Marano; — Girolamo Gualdo, &c. Bibliography. — Bernardo Morsolin, Camillo Mariani, coniatore di medagie, Milano, 1891. — Ibid., Una medaglia satirica di Camillo Mariani, Riv. ital. di num., 1896, p. 79. — Ibid., Il Museo Gualdo in V...
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