M. H. (Germ.). Dr Merzbacher in his Sale Catalogue of the Gutekunst Medals describes a Portrait-piece of Conrad von Ofenbach, dated 1571 , on which he has read the signature M. H. and which he attributes to a North German Medallist of the latter part of the sixteenth century. Bibliography. — Dr Eug. Merzbacher, Kunst-Medaillen-Katalog, Mai 1900.
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
LOOF, JAN
LOOF, JAN (Dutch). Medallist of Middleburg, second quarter of the seventeenth century. His medals are dated between 1627 and 1660. He received a special permission from the States General of Holland to commemorate remarkable events by medals. Amongst his best known medallic productions are : 1629. Taking of Bois-le-Duc (2 var.) ; — 1631. Naval Engagement at Slaak (2 var.) ; — 1632. Death of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden; — 1637. Taking of Breda by Prince Frederick Henry of Orange (2 var.); — ...
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LOOF, JAN (Dutch). Medallist of Middleburg, second quarter of the seventeenth century. His medals are dated between 1627 and 1660. He received a special permission from the States General of Holland to commemorate remarkable events by medals. Amongst his best known medallic productions are : 1629. Taking of Bois-le-Duc (2 var.) ; — 1631. Naval Engagement at Slaak (2 var.) ; — 1632. Death of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden; — 1637. Taking of Breda by Prince Frederick Henry of Orange (2 var.); — ...
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LOOS, DANIEL FRIEDRICH
LOOS, DANIEL FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Altenburg 15. January, 1735; died 1. October, 1819, at Berlin. He was a pupil of Johann Friedrich Stieler, and in 1756 went to Prussia, became Mint-engraver at Magdeburg, 1756-1767, and was appointed Chief-sngraver and Medallist to the Court at Berlin in 1768. Amongst his medallic productions I may mention : Elizabeth of York (" Souvenir Medal, engraved at the expense of a Mr. Thane, who considered that the legal representative...
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LOOS, DANIEL FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Altenburg 15. January, 1735; died 1. October, 1819, at Berlin. He was a pupil of Johann Friedrich Stieler, and in 1756 went to Prussia, became Mint-engraver at Magdeburg, 1756-1767, and was appointed Chief-sngraver and Medallist to the Court at Berlin in 1768. Amongst his medallic productions I may mention : Elizabeth of York (" Souvenir Medal, engraved at the expense of a Mr. Thane, who considered that the legal representative...
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LOOS, FRIEDRICH WILHELM
LOOS, FRIEDRICH WILHELM (Germ.). Eldest son of Daniel Friedrich Loos; also a Medallist, who worked with his father at Berlin, and did not long survive him. His signature F. LOOS occurs on the following medals : Dr Edward Jenner, the discoverer of vaccination (2 var.) ; — Centenary of the Palatine Colony at Magdeburg, 1789 (R. by D. F. Loos); — Centenary of the Kingdom of Prussia, 18. January 1801 ; — Prize Medal of the Academy of Sciences, 1786; — Another, of 1797, with bust of Fred. William III...
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LOOS, FRIEDRICH WILHELM (Germ.). Eldest son of Daniel Friedrich Loos; also a Medallist, who worked with his father at Berlin, and did not long survive him. His signature F. LOOS occurs on the following medals : Dr Edward Jenner, the discoverer of vaccination (2 var.) ; — Centenary of the Palatine Colony at Magdeburg, 1789 (R. by D. F. Loos); — Centenary of the Kingdom of Prussia, 18. January 1801 ; — Prize Medal of the Academy of Sciences, 1786; — Another, of 1797, with bust of Fred. William III...
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LOOS, GOTTFRIED BERNHARD
LOOS, GOTTFRIED BERNHARD (Germ.). Second son of Daniel F. Loos, born 6. August 1774, and died 29. July 1843; Mintmaster at Berlin, 1806-1812; General Warden to the Prussian Mint, etc. In 1812 he opened the famous Die-sinking establishment of Loos at Berlin, which produced a large number of medals, and employed some of the best German medallists.The medallic establishment which he founded now exists as the "Berlin Medallic Mint of L. Ostermann (q.v.), formerly G. Loos." There are medals with the ...
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LOOS, GOTTFRIED BERNHARD (Germ.). Second son of Daniel F. Loos, born 6. August 1774, and died 29. July 1843; Mintmaster at Berlin, 1806-1812; General Warden to the Prussian Mint, etc. In 1812 he opened the famous Die-sinking establishment of Loos at Berlin, which produced a large number of medals, and employed some of the best German medallists.The medallic establishment which he founded now exists as the "Berlin Medallic Mint of L. Ostermann (q.v.), formerly G. Loos." There are medals with the ...
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