MISSERONI, ALESSANDRO (ltal.). Gem-engraver at Prague, circ. 1605.
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
MERCIÉ, ANTONIN
MERCIÉ, ANTONIN (French). Sculptor and Painter, born at Toulouse in 1845 ; pupil of Jouffroy and Falgui?re; first grand Prix de Rome in 1868; O* in 1879. By him are various Portrait-medallions : 1868. Mlle C***; — The wolf, the mother and the child, bronze plaque; — 1877. The Genius of Arts; — 1882. Medal of the Ligue des Patriotes (engraved by Henri Dubois); — 1883. Melles Gabrielle et William, etc. His works in Sculpture and Painting are numerous and some have attained great fame. Bibliography...
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MERCIÉ, ANTONIN (French). Sculptor and Painter, born at Toulouse in 1845 ; pupil of Jouffroy and Falgui?re; first grand Prix de Rome in 1868; O* in 1879. By him are various Portrait-medallions : 1868. Mlle C***; — The wolf, the mother and the child, bronze plaque; — 1877. The Genius of Arts; — 1882. Medal of the Ligue des Patriotes (engraved by Henri Dubois); — 1883. Melles Gabrielle et William, etc. His works in Sculpture and Painting are numerous and some have attained great fame. Bibliography...
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MERCIÉ, CLAUDE ANTOINE
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 b...
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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 b...
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MÉRIGOT, PIERRE
MÉRIGOT, PIERRE (French). " Master" Engraver to the King, circ. 1569- 1590. In 1590 he took part in the competition for the engraving of the Franc with portrait of Charles X., but appears to have died soon after that date. Mazerolle places his birth to circ. 1538. In 1572 he repaired a coining-press for an Italian forger, Geronimo Zoucha, whom he later caused to be arrested. By him are: 1569-1573. Jetons for the Cour des Monnaies; — 1570. Jetons for Pâris Hesselin, maître des Comptes ; — 1582. J...
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MÉRIGOT, PIERRE (French). " Master" Engraver to the King, circ. 1569- 1590. In 1590 he took part in the competition for the engraving of the Franc with portrait of Charles X., but appears to have died soon after that date. Mazerolle places his birth to circ. 1538. In 1572 he repaired a coining-press for an Italian forger, Geronimo Zoucha, whom he later caused to be arrested. By him are: 1569-1573. Jetons for the Cour des Monnaies; — 1570. Jetons for Pâris Hesselin, maître des Comptes ; — 1582. J...
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MERKER, PAUL
MERKER, PAUL (Germ.). Sculptor, Medallist and Gem-engraver of the end of the eighteenth century, and first two decades of the nineteenth, who worked at Brunswick, where he died in 1823. His productions are signed : P.M. or P. MERKER F. One of his best known works commemorates the peace of Luneville, 1801, and his Portrait-medals of Ebert, and others, are praised very highly by Nagler. In 1795 Merker was already a noted artist, and in 1806 he became a member of the Academy of Berlin. His gems, s...
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MERKER, PAUL (Germ.). Sculptor, Medallist and Gem-engraver of the end of the eighteenth century, and first two decades of the nineteenth, who worked at Brunswick, where he died in 1823. His productions are signed : P.M. or P. MERKER F. One of his best known works commemorates the peace of Luneville, 1801, and his Portrait-medals of Ebert, and others, are praised very highly by Nagler. In 1795 Merker was already a noted artist, and in 1806 he became a member of the Academy of Berlin. His gems, s...
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