MATZENKOPF, FRANZ (Austr.). Mint-engraver and Medallist at Salzburg, circ. 1727-1754. His signature F. M. K. or MK. occurs on currency of Leopold Anton (1727-1744), Jacob Ernst (1745-1747), and Andreas (1747-1753). One of his last works is a medal on the Coronation of the Archbishop Sigismund III., Count von Schrattenbach, 1753, which exists in various sizes and types; — but he did also : R. of Medal on Coronation of Leopold Anton, Count von Firmian, 1727 (obv. by Donner); — Medal on Coronation of Jakob Ernst, Count von Liechtenstein, 1745; — Medal on Coronation of Andreas Jakob, Count von Dietrichstein, 1747 R. AMORE ET JUSTITIA ; — Undated Pattern 100 Ducat piece in gold of Archbishop Andreas Jakob (80 mill. in diameter) ; — and others, described in the Catalogue of the Gustav Zeller Collection (Vienna, 1902) : Leopold Anton, Enthronization ; — Ducats of 1728, 1739; — Half Ducat, 1728 ; — Quarter Ducat, 1740; — Thaler, 1738, &c. — Jacob Ernst, Portrait-medal of 1745; — 1/4 Ducat, 1745; — Thalers, 1745, 1746; — Andreas Jacob, Double Ducat, 1750; — Ducats, 1747, 1748; — 1/4 Ducats, 1749, 1751; — Thalers, 1748, 1750, 1752, &c. — Sigismund III. Enthronization Medal, 1753 ; — Another, on his Consecration (signed : F. M. K.), &c. Zeller calls Matzenkopf an artist of exceptional talent, whose productions rank among the best struck at Salzburg. Many of his Thalers are medallic. Bibliography. — Gustav Zeller, Die an den fürsterzbischöflich-salzburgischen Münze angestellten, oder für dieselbe thätig gewesenen auswärtigen Münzeisenschneider, Graveurs und Medailleurs, Wiener Numismatische Zeitschrift, XX, 399.
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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