MERCIÉ, CLAUDE ANTOINE (French.). Engraver, born at Gray, 28. December 1751, died at Lyons, 10. April 1812. He was one of the founders of the " Société des artistes réunis" of Lyons, which undertook in 1791 and 1792 the coinage of pure bell-metal, for which he cut the dies. His signature: MERCIE.F.LUG. occurs on a medal of Bonaparte, obv. BONAPARTE RÉÉDIFICATEUR DE LYON; R. Inscription within oak-wreath, 1800 (illustrated). He engraved other medals and jetons, but was really a manufacturer of buttons. By him is also a consular medal signed : MERCIÉ A LYON, dated on obv. XVIII BRUMAIRE AN VIII.; R. AUX CITOYENS DU GARD MORTS POUR LA PATRIE &c; -and Jetons : Law and Justice, 1805 ; — Friends of Commerce and Arts of Lyons, 1805 (MERCIÉ FECIT); — Pharmaceutical Society of Lyons, 1806; — Literary Club of Lyons, 1809 ;— Marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise, 1810 (MERCIÉ SCULPT) ; — Preliminaries of the Peace with England, 1801 ; — Bonaparte, First Consul for life, 1802 ; — The Minerva of Lyons, 1805, etc. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Rondot, op. cit. — Hennin, 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
MATHES, MICHAEL
MATHES, MICHAEL (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Vienna, 1850-1852; Nagybanya, 1852-1856, Vienna, 1856-1858; Carlsburg (Gyulafehervar), 1858-1859, then again at Vienna, 1863-1869. He engraved the dies for an issue of 5 Kreutzer pieces, 1858-59, 1863-64, with laur. head of Francis Joseph I., also the divisionary coinage of that same period for the Austrian provinces of Lombardo-Venetia. He died at Vienna on 2. September 1869. Bibliography. — Heinr. Cubasch jun., Die Münzen unter der Regierung des Kaise...
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MATHES, MICHAEL (Austr.). Mint-engraver at Vienna, 1850-1852; Nagybanya, 1852-1856, Vienna, 1856-1858; Carlsburg (Gyulafehervar), 1858-1859, then again at Vienna, 1863-1869. He engraved the dies for an issue of 5 Kreutzer pieces, 1858-59, 1863-64, with laur. head of Francis Joseph I., also the divisionary coinage of that same period for the Austrian provinces of Lombardo-Venetia. He died at Vienna on 2. September 1869. Bibliography. — Heinr. Cubasch jun., Die Münzen unter der Regierung des Kaise...
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MATHIEU, ÉTIENNE EMMANUEL
MATHIEU, ÉTIENNE EMMANUEL (French). Manufacturer of buttons and Die-sinker at Lyons. In 1791-92 he took part with Claude Antoine Mercié and Jean Marie Mouterde in the undertaking to coin pure bell-metal as currency, and is said to have engraved some of the dies of the pattern coins. He was an Associate of the " Société des Artistes réunis de Lyon ". (Vide MERCIÉ). In the association, Mathieu was entrusted with the mechanical part of the work, Mercié with the cutting of the dies, and Mouterde wit...
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MATHIEU, ÉTIENNE EMMANUEL (French). Manufacturer of buttons and Die-sinker at Lyons. In 1791-92 he took part with Claude Antoine Mercié and Jean Marie Mouterde in the undertaking to coin pure bell-metal as currency, and is said to have engraved some of the dies of the pattern coins. He was an Associate of the " Société des Artistes réunis de Lyon ". (Vide MERCIÉ). In the association, Mathieu was entrusted with the mechanical part of the work, Mercié with the cutting of the dies, and Mouterde wit...
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MATHIEU-MEUSNIER
MATHIEU-MEUSNIER (French). Sculptor, born at Paris on the 1. April 1824; pupil of A. Dumont, and C. Desains; entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1841 ; and obtained a medal of the Third Class in 1844. He has executed several Portrait-medallions, cast in bronze, some of which were exhibited at the Salon : 1865. Émile Ollivier; — 1867. Vallon de Villeneuve ; — 1868. Delangle; — 1869. Sarah Bernhardt; — 1875. Mme S. Testard; — 1878. Riocreux; — 1879. Sarah Bernhardt, in her rôle of the Queen, ...
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MATHIEU-MEUSNIER (French). Sculptor, born at Paris on the 1. April 1824; pupil of A. Dumont, and C. Desains; entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1841 ; and obtained a medal of the Third Class in 1844. He has executed several Portrait-medallions, cast in bronze, some of which were exhibited at the Salon : 1865. Émile Ollivier; — 1867. Vallon de Villeneuve ; — 1868. Delangle; — 1869. Sarah Bernhardt; — 1875. Mme S. Testard; — 1878. Riocreux; — 1879. Sarah Bernhardt, in her rôle of the Queen, ...
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MATZENKOPF, FRANZ
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 Coronat...
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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 Coronat...
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