NEUFARER, also NEIFAHRER, LUDWIG (Austr.). Medallist, and Coin-engraver of the first half of the sixteenth century. The date and locality of his birth are not known, but he died at Prague in the spring of 1563. From the place of origin of his earliest works, we may surmise that he was a native of Tyrol or Lower Austria. In 1541-42, he is mentioned as Court Goldsmith to Ferdinand I. of Germany, Hungary, etc., and Mint-medallist and Engraver at Joachimsthal. Later (1550) he was Mint-warden at Prague, until about 1546. On 13. August 1547 he was appointed Mint-warden at Vienna, and on 1. May 1557, Mint-master at Prague. After August 1560, being unable to attend to his duties on account of ill-health, a substitute was procured in the person of Hans Harder, who ultimately succeeded him, 18. May 1562, when Neufahrer was pensioned off. At Prague, the medallist Michael Hohenauer acted as Mint-warden and Engraver under him, which accounts for various productions on which we find the signatures of both artists. On one of his pension receipts, Neufahrer styles himself ehemaliger Hofgoldschmied und Quardein in Wien und dann zu Prag Münzmaister . He died in April or May 1563, presumably at an advanced age. The following medals bear Neufarer's signature, which occurs in various forms : LvDNEIFA ; — LN : F ; — L. N ; — L. NF; — LV NE. ; — LVD. NEV ; — LVD. NEVF. FEC ; — LVDWIG NEIFARRER ; — a rosette on coins, etc. : Hieronymus Apfelbeck, 1532, 32 mill. ; — Peter Hoffmandl, 1535 ; — Leonhard II Colonna, baron von Vels, privy councillor to King Ferdinand I., burggraf of Tyrol, and fieldmarshal, 1536 (Bergman, PI. XIV, 65); — Wolfgang von Roggendorf (1536) (Berg., PI. XIII, 64); — Arnold von Bruck (Berg., PI. VII, 30); — Sebastian Kunz von Senftenau of Innsbruck, 1536 (Böhm. Privm., PI. XXVI, 220) ; — Leonhard, baron von Vels, 1536; 39 mill. ; — Christoph, baron von Madruzzo, cardinal bishop of Trento, 1540 (Berg., PI. II, 6); — Conrad von Bemmelberg ("der kleine Hess"), general, 1540; — Heinrich Treusch von Butler (" der lange Hess "), 1540 (illustrated); — Prince Elector Johann Friedrich, 1542; — Johann Freiherr von Wolkenstein, 1541 ; — Leonhard II. Colonna, 1543 ; —Johann Hartting, 1542- 1543, 36 mill.; — Christoph von Madruzzo, 1548 (Berg., PL. II, 7). Bibliography. — E. Fiala, Ludwig Neufarer, Num. Zeits. 1890. — Erman, Deutsche Medailleure, 1884. — Schlickeysen-Pallmann, op. cit., p. 327. — Hamburger, Raritäten-Cabinet, IV. — Domanig, op. cit. — E. Fiala, Beschreibung, etc. — R. Weil, Die Medaille auf Johannes Huss, Zeits. für Num., 1886, p. 225. — Ammon, op. cit. — C. Oesterreicher, Regesten aus J. Newald's Publicationen über österreichische Münzprägungen, 1890. — J. und A. Erbstein, Nachrichten über den Goldschmied, Medailleur und Münzmeister Ludwig Neufarer, etc., Blätter für Münzfreunde, 1886. — Mittheilungen des Klübs, etc., 1900, 97. — Dr Merzbacher, Kunst-Medaillen-Katalog, 1900. — Armand, op. cit. — Domanig, Die Deutsche Medaille, 1907.
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
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
MUDIE, JAMES
MUDIE, JAMES (Brit.). Issuer of a series of medals, styled “ National Medals", commemorating British Victories over the French, under the reign of George III., to whose son, George IV., the work was dedicated. The collection cost the publisher, in addition to six years' devotion of his time and trouble, upwards of ? 10.000. This series, to which various British and foreign artists contributed, consists of the following pieces : 1. George III., Religion, Faith, and Constancy, 1817 (Webb and Depau...
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MUDIE, JAMES (Brit.). Issuer of a series of medals, styled “ National Medals", commemorating British Victories over the French, under the reign of George III., to whose son, George IV., the work was dedicated. The collection cost the publisher, in addition to six years' devotion of his time and trouble, upwards of ? 10.000. This series, to which various British and foreign artists contributed, consists of the following pieces : 1. George III., Religion, Faith, and Constancy, 1817 (Webb and Depau...
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MÜLLER (5.)
MÜLLER (Germ.). Sculptor, Engraver, and Chaser of the second quarter of the nineteenth century. By him is a chased Portraitmedallion in silver commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the reign of Frederick William III. of Prussia, 1837. Von Kull mentions a Chaser of the name of Müller, who was working at Munich in 1839. A Portrait-medal of Paracelsus, belonging to Durand's series, 1844, is also signed : MULLER. By the same artist are possibly also : Dr Jacob Harsen ; — Dr Friedrich Gottfried Hayne...
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MÜLLER (Germ.). Sculptor, Engraver, and Chaser of the second quarter of the nineteenth century. By him is a chased Portraitmedallion in silver commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the reign of Frederick William III. of Prussia, 1837. Von Kull mentions a Chaser of the name of Müller, who was working at Munich in 1839. A Portrait-medal of Paracelsus, belonging to Durand's series, 1844, is also signed : MULLER. By the same artist are possibly also : Dr Jacob Harsen ; — Dr Friedrich Gottfried Hayne...
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MÜLLER, ADOLPH
MÜLLER, ADOLPH (Austr.). A Firm of Die-sinkers at Vienna, now trading under the style of A. MÜLLER'S SÖHNE. I have only come across very few of their medallic productions : Betrothal of Archduke Rudolf of Austria with Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, 1880; — Their Marriage, 1881 ; — Adam Mickiewicz, 1890 ; — 20th Anniversary of the Schweckat voluntary Fire Brigade, 1890 ; — Choral Festival at Heidenreichstein, 1890; — Trooping of the Colour at Atzgersdorf, 1890 ; — Silver Wedding of the Emperor Fr...
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MÜLLER, ADOLPH (Austr.). A Firm of Die-sinkers at Vienna, now trading under the style of A. MÜLLER'S SÖHNE. I have only come across very few of their medallic productions : Betrothal of Archduke Rudolf of Austria with Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, 1880; — Their Marriage, 1881 ; — Adam Mickiewicz, 1890 ; — 20th Anniversary of the Schweckat voluntary Fire Brigade, 1890 ; — Choral Festival at Heidenreichstein, 1890; — Trooping of the Colour at Atzgersdorf, 1890 ; — Silver Wedding of the Emperor Fr...
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MÜLLER, HEINRICH (2.)
MÜLLER, HEINRICH (Germ.). Mint-master at Nuremberg, 1611- 1616. He was a native of Veltkirchen, and settled at Nuremberg in 1588 as an assayer of gold and silver. On Paul Dietherr's decease, he purchased the tools from his widow, and was appointed Mintmaster by the town council. He died in 1616, and was succeeded by Hans Putzer. His daughter Margaretha married Georg Nürnberger. Bibliography. — C. F. Gebert-Nürnberg, Geschichte der Münzstätte der Reichstadt Nürnberg, 1891. — Ammon, op. cit....
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MÜLLER, HEINRICH (Germ.). Mint-master at Nuremberg, 1611- 1616. He was a native of Veltkirchen, and settled at Nuremberg in 1588 as an assayer of gold and silver. On Paul Dietherr's decease, he purchased the tools from his widow, and was appointed Mintmaster by the town council. He died in 1616, and was succeeded by Hans Putzer. His daughter Margaretha married Georg Nürnberger. Bibliography. — C. F. Gebert-Nürnberg, Geschichte der Münzstätte der Reichstadt Nürnberg, 1891. — Ammon, op. cit....
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