PAQUET, ANTHONY C. (Amer.). Medallist, born at Hamburg in 1814 ; emigrated to the United States of America in 1848; served as Assistant Mint-engraver at Philadelphia, from 1857 to 1864, and died in 1882 at the age of sixty-eight. Amongst his medals are : George Washington (Washington Cabinet of Medals, inaugurated 22. February 1860) ; — James Ross Snowden, director of the U. S. A. mint, 1869 ; — Andrew Johnson, 1865 ; — General U. S. Grant; — James Buchanan; — Alexander Hill Everett; — Col. Freeman; — Mariato Donato Munoz, 1867; — Frederick Henry Rose, assistant surgeon, 1832-1873 ; — Various Life-saving medals; — American Medical Association, 1847; — N. W. Sanitary Fair, 1865; — Capt. Creighton, and others, medal awarded to them for assistance rendered to the crew of the U. S. A. steamship San Francisco, wrecked in December 1853. A. C. Paquet was probably the son of Toussaint Francois Paquet, a worker in bronze at Hamburg. Bibliography. — George G. Evans, U. S. Mint Centennial, 1892. — Dr F. P. Weber, English Medals by foreign Artists, 1894. — Marvin, Masonic Medals, 1880. — Snowden, The Washington and National Medals, 1861.
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
OEXLEIN, CHRISTIAN DANIEL
OEXLEIN, CHRISTIAN DANIEL (Germ.). Mint-engraver, and Medallist, who was working at Ratisbon, circa 1712-1759. His signature occurs on undated and dated Ducats, Double Thalers, Thalers, Gulden, &c. of that city, and also on medals, in one or other of the various forms : Ö; — Ö. F.; — C. D. O. ; — C. D. OE.; — C. D. OEXL.; — C. D. ÖXLEIN, &c. Nagler and Müller give the date of his death as 1737, but this is no doubt an error as the signature : C. D. OEXL. occurs at least as late as 1745. By him...
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OEXLEIN, CHRISTIAN DANIEL (Germ.). Mint-engraver, and Medallist, who was working at Ratisbon, circa 1712-1759. His signature occurs on undated and dated Ducats, Double Thalers, Thalers, Gulden, &c. of that city, and also on medals, in one or other of the various forms : Ö; — Ö. F.; — C. D. O. ; — C. D. OE.; — C. D. OEXL.; — C. D. ÖXLEIN, &c. Nagler and Müller give the date of his death as 1737, but this is no doubt an error as the signature : C. D. OEXL. occurs at least as late as 1745. By him...
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OEXLEIN, JOHANN LEONHARD
OEXLEIN, JOHANN LEONHARD (Germ.). A celebrated Medallist, and Gem-engraver, born in 1715 at Nuremberg, died there in 1787. He first learned the principles of the art with a relative, Christian Daniel Oexlein, to whom he was apprenticed as a boy. He later perfected himself at Vienna, where he became acquainted with Bengt Richter, the Swedish Engraver, who was then working for the Imperial House, and with the Italian artist, Sennaro. In 1737, says Nagler, he was appointed Mint-master at Ratisbon,...
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OEXLEIN, JOHANN LEONHARD (Germ.). A celebrated Medallist, and Gem-engraver, born in 1715 at Nuremberg, died there in 1787. He first learned the principles of the art with a relative, Christian Daniel Oexlein, to whom he was apprenticed as a boy. He later perfected himself at Vienna, where he became acquainted with Bengt Richter, the Swedish Engraver, who was then working for the Imperial House, and with the Italian artist, Sennaro. In 1737, says Nagler, he was appointed Mint-master at Ratisbon,...
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OCHS, JOHANN RUDOLF
OCHS, JOHANN RUDOLF (Swiss). Gem-, and Coin-engraver, born at Berne in 1673, died in London in 1749 or 1750. He may have been a relative of Bernard Ochs. Under George I., he obtained employment as Assistant Mint-engraver at the Royal Mint, returning later to Switzerland, and coming back again in 1719. By profession he was a Seal-cutter, but afterwards gained reputation as an Engraver of Gems. Bibliography. — Füssli, op. cit. — Seubert, Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. — Singer, op. cit. — Gent. Mag...
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OCHS, JOHANN RUDOLF (Swiss). Gem-, and Coin-engraver, born at Berne in 1673, died in London in 1749 or 1750. He may have been a relative of Bernard Ochs. Under George I., he obtained employment as Assistant Mint-engraver at the Royal Mint, returning later to Switzerland, and coming back again in 1719. By profession he was a Seal-cutter, but afterwards gained reputation as an Engraver of Gems. Bibliography. — Füssli, op. cit. — Seubert, Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. — Singer, op. cit. — Gent. Mag...
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OCHS, JOHANN RUDOLF (2.)
OCHS, JOHANN RUDOLF (Swiss). Son of the preceding, born in 1704. Also a Gem-, and Coin-engraver. He died in London in 1788. Hawkins states that he was employed at the Royal Mint for seventy-two years, but this is evidently an error, as this considerable lapse of time covers the period of activity of both father and son. His name, says Mr. Wroth, first appears in Ruding's list of Engravers at the mint (Annals of the Coinage, I, 45) in 1740-1741, and is subsequently mentioned together with the nam...
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OCHS, JOHANN RUDOLF (Swiss). Son of the preceding, born in 1704. Also a Gem-, and Coin-engraver. He died in London in 1788. Hawkins states that he was employed at the Royal Mint for seventy-two years, but this is evidently an error, as this considerable lapse of time covers the period of activity of both father and son. His name, says Mr. Wroth, first appears in Ruding's list of Engravers at the mint (Annals of the Coinage, I, 45) in 1740-1741, and is subsequently mentioned together with the nam...
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