MATZENKOPF, FRANZ XAVER (Austr.). Son of the last, born in 1767; Mint-engraver and Medallist at Salzburg, 1789-1807; died on 7. February 1844. On the secularization of the Archbishopric in 1809, he worked in the service of Bavaria, but in 1816/17 we find him filling the post of Engraver at the Mint of Vienna. Amongst his productions are : Memorial medal of General Laudon, 1790; — Medal of Merit, with bust on obv. of the Grand Duke Ferdinand III. of Tuscany, 1806 (signed : F. X. M.) ; — Medal of Hieronvmus, Count von Colloredo, Archbishop of Salzburg; R. MISERICORDIA SUPEREXALTAT JUDICIUM; — Military Medal of 1799; R. DEN KAEMPFERN FÜR'S VATERLAND (signed : F. MAZENKOPF); — Medal of Merit, with bust of Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, Archbishop of Salzburg, 1806; R. DEM VERDIENSTE ; — Medal of 1810, with bust of Maximilian I. Joseph of Bavaria ;R. SECVLA NUNC RÉDEUNT BAVARO. In the Zeller Collection were the following works by F. X. Matzenkopf : Military Medal of Merit, 1799 ; — Al. Ducats, 1801- 1802; — AR. Conv. Thalers, 1790-1803 (last date, ext. rare, and signed M); — Löwenthaler, 1790 (illustrated); — Half Thalers, 1792, 1797, 1802, &c. and subsidiary coinage; — Incorporation of Salzburg, 1810 (signed : F. X. MATZENKOPF F.) ; — Medal on the Death of Gedeon Laudon, 1790; — Loyalty of the Tyrolians to Francis II., 1797 (illustrated), &c. Zeller mentions that this engraver followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, producing many works of exceptional merit, from the two Portrait- medals of Field Marshal Laudon, executed in 1790, to the medal, engraved in 1810, commemorating the Acquisition of Salzburg by Bavaria. Bibliography. — Zeller, loc. cit. — Ammon, op. cit. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Egger, 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
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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