PICAUD, CHARLES LOUIS (French). Contemporary Sculptor; pupil of his father, A. Millet, and G. Crank ; by whom are various Portrait-medallions, amongst which I have noted : 1884. Mlle X***; — 1885. Mme Picaud; — Mlle Picaud ; — 1892. M. & Mme Henri Picaud ; — 1903. M. Dorrian ; — M. X*** ; — 1904. M. Rouchier; — M. Delaunay; — Mme J. S***; — M. X***; — Head of a Fisherman; — 1906. Portrait-medallion of M. Bourganel, senator of the Loire; — Portrait-medallion of M. J. Bezacier; — 1908. Portrait-medal of M. Bourganel, &c.
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
PEREIRA, LUIZ GONZAGA
PEREIRA, LUIZ GONZAGA (Port.). Mint-engraver's assistant at Lisbon in 1826; appointed third Engraver on 21. August 1833 ; second Engraver, 24. December 1853; and Chief-engraver on 7. December 1864. He was born in 1796, and died on 8. September 1868. Pupil of Sim?o Francisco dos Santos. In conjunction with Caetano Alberto, he was commissioned in 1822 to prepare models for a new " Moeda constitucional ". By him are also Patterns for a Decimal coinage. Bibliography. — Arag?o, Moedas cunhadas em nom...
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PEREIRA, LUIZ GONZAGA (Port.). Mint-engraver's assistant at Lisbon in 1826; appointed third Engraver on 21. August 1833 ; second Engraver, 24. December 1853; and Chief-engraver on 7. December 1864. He was born in 1796, and died on 8. September 1868. Pupil of Sim?o Francisco dos Santos. In conjunction with Caetano Alberto, he was commissioned in 1822 to prepare models for a new " Moeda constitucional ". By him are also Patterns for a Decimal coinage. Bibliography. — Arag?o, Moedas cunhadas em nom...
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PERGAMOS
PERGAMOS (Greek). Gem-engraver of ancient times. The inscription, ?EP?AMOY (not very clear) occurs on a paste, red and transparent, in the Florence Museum ; subject, Dancing Faun with thyrsus. Furtwängler admits the style of the gem to be antique, but otherwise condemns the piece as modern. Reinach does not agree with this opinion. Babelon thinks the paste is a copy of a gem now lost. A replica in the Berlin Museum is certainly modern. The same inscription, but incomplete, is found on a Scarab s...
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PERGAMOS (Greek). Gem-engraver of ancient times. The inscription, ?EP?AMOY (not very clear) occurs on a paste, red and transparent, in the Florence Museum ; subject, Dancing Faun with thyrsus. Furtwängler admits the style of the gem to be antique, but otherwise condemns the piece as modern. Reinach does not agree with this opinion. Babelon thinks the paste is a copy of a gem now lost. A replica in the Berlin Museum is certainly modern. The same inscription, but incomplete, is found on a Scarab s...
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PERGER, BERNHARD
PERGER, BERNHARD (Germ.). Medallist, and Mint-engraver at Naples, from circ. 1769 to 1798. The engraver, Antonio de Gennaro, was his predecessor at the Mint. His initials B. P. or P. and sometimes the full name PERGER occur on the currency issued by him. The coinage of Ferdinand IV. of that period is very extensive, and comprises many interesting coins, either in gold, silver, or copper. Among these the Zecchino on the King's Marriage, 1768, with the Queen's bust; Piastre on the Birth of Princes...
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PERGER, BERNHARD (Germ.). Medallist, and Mint-engraver at Naples, from circ. 1769 to 1798. The engraver, Antonio de Gennaro, was his predecessor at the Mint. His initials B. P. or P. and sometimes the full name PERGER occur on the currency issued by him. The coinage of Ferdinand IV. of that period is very extensive, and comprises many interesting coins, either in gold, silver, or copper. Among these the Zecchino on the King's Marriage, 1768, with the Queen's bust; Piastre on the Birth of Princes...
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PERREAL, JEHAN
PERREAL, JEHAN or JEHAN DE PARIS (French). Architect, Sculptor, Painter, Designer, and Engraver, born at Lyons in 1460 or 1463, and died in 1529. He enjoyed the patronage of Charles VIII. and Louis XII. , whom he accompanied in their Italian expeditions, and also worked for Anne of Brittany, Margaret of Savoy, and other princely personages. The Louvre preserves a fine painting by him, representing the Betrothal of Charles VIII. and Anne of Brittany; another commemorates the Triumphal Entry of Lo...
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PERREAL, JEHAN or JEHAN DE PARIS (French). Architect, Sculptor, Painter, Designer, and Engraver, born at Lyons in 1460 or 1463, and died in 1529. He enjoyed the patronage of Charles VIII. and Louis XII. , whom he accompanied in their Italian expeditions, and also worked for Anne of Brittany, Margaret of Savoy, and other princely personages. The Louvre preserves a fine painting by him, representing the Betrothal of Charles VIII. and Anne of Brittany; another commemorates the Triumphal Entry of Lo...
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