ERNST HERMANN AGATHUS ZIEGLER. Mintmaster at Stolberg, 1790-1807.
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
DÜRRICH (2.)
DÜRRICH (Germ.). Contemporary Medallist residing at Cassel. He has sent some fine medals to the recent Exhibitions of Modern Medals, held at Vienna, and Frankfort-on-Main (1900), under the auspices of the Viennese Numismatic Society. A critic in " Die Moderne Medaille" (Wien, Februar 1900) writes : " Dürrich in Cassel scheint von den deutschen Medailleuren, die unsere Ausstellung beschickten, der " Schärfste" zu sein. He is the author of a Portrait-medal of Prince Bismarck, and of various other ...
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DÜRRICH (Germ.). Contemporary Medallist residing at Cassel. He has sent some fine medals to the recent Exhibitions of Modern Medals, held at Vienna, and Frankfort-on-Main (1900), under the auspices of the Viennese Numismatic Society. A critic in " Die Moderne Medaille" (Wien, Februar 1900) writes : " Dürrich in Cassel scheint von den deutschen Medailleuren, die unsere Ausstellung beschickten, der " Schärfste" zu sein. He is the author of a Portrait-medal of Prince Bismarck, and of various other ...
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DURUSSEL, ÉDOUARD
DURUSSEL, ÉDOUARD (Swiss). Medallist, born at Morges on the 16th February, 1842, died at Préfargier on the 17th May, 1888. When quite young he exhibited uncommon aptitude for drawing, and at of the age of 14 he was placed in apprenticeship by his parents with an engraver at Zella, near Gotha , where he spent four years. He then visited Berlin, worked there at the Royal Mint for three years, and, on the recommendation of Antoine Bovy, was afterwards engaged in the works of M. Paulin-Tasset at Par...
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DURUSSEL, ÉDOUARD (Swiss). Medallist, born at Morges on the 16th February, 1842, died at Préfargier on the 17th May, 1888. When quite young he exhibited uncommon aptitude for drawing, and at of the age of 14 he was placed in apprenticeship by his parents with an engraver at Zella, near Gotha , where he spent four years. He then visited Berlin, worked there at the Royal Mint for three years, and, on the recommendation of Antoine Bovy, was afterwards engaged in the works of M. Paulin-Tasset at Par...
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DUVIVIER, JEAN
DUVIVIER, JEAN (French). Medallist of the first half of the eighteenth century, born at Liége, on the 7th of February 1687, died in Paris, on the 30th of April 1761. He learned the first elements of engraving with his father, and at the age of eighteen gave himself up to the study of painting. There is a portrait in existence he made of himself four years later, and good engravings after well known pictures of the same period. In 1710, the young artist went to Paris, where he soon began to draw ...
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DUVIVIER, JEAN (French). Medallist of the first half of the eighteenth century, born at Liége, on the 7th of February 1687, died in Paris, on the 30th of April 1761. He learned the first elements of engraving with his father, and at the age of eighteen gave himself up to the study of painting. There is a portrait in existence he made of himself four years later, and good engravings after well known pictures of the same period. In 1710, the young artist went to Paris, where he soon began to draw ...
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DUVIVIER, PIERRE SIMON BENJAMIN
DUVIVIER, PIERRE SIMON BENJAMIN (French). Medallist, born in 1728, son of Jean Duvivier, died at the age of 91, on the 11th of July 1819. It seems that his father, fearing to be surpassed, did not wish to teach him the medallic art, although he had an avowed taste for it. One night he was caught copying a medal ; the young artist was driven from home. Tardieu, an artist and his brother-in law, took him under his protection, and helped him in his studies. On the death of Jean Duvivier, 30th of A...
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DUVIVIER, PIERRE SIMON BENJAMIN (French). Medallist, born in 1728, son of Jean Duvivier, died at the age of 91, on the 11th of July 1819. It seems that his father, fearing to be surpassed, did not wish to teach him the medallic art, although he had an avowed taste for it. One night he was caught copying a medal ; the young artist was driven from home. Tardieu, an artist and his brother-in law, took him under his protection, and helped him in his studies. On the death of Jean Duvivier, 30th of A...
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