DUMAREST, RAMBERT (French). Medallist, born at Saint-Étienne (Loire), 17. September 1860;died at Paris, on the 5th of April, 1806. He was first employed at a manufactory of arms, but came to Paris whilst quite young. Boulton, having noticed his talent, took him over to England, and the artist remained at Birmingham until after the Revolution. On his return to France, he obtained the Grand Prix for two medals of J. -J. Rousseau and the First Brutus. In 1800, he was elected a member of the Institute. The following medals are by him : Le Poussin ; — George Washington ; — Conservatoire de Musique ; — Minerva ; — Aesculapius ; — Peace of Amiens ; — Napoleon, King of Italy, 1805; — Paris School of Medicine; — Imperial Institute of France; — Prix Montyon, Académie des Sciences ; — National Institute of Arts and Sciences, with bust of Haydn, &c. Death overtook him whilst beginning a series of medals of French celebrities; the only two medals done were those of Voltaire, and Rousseau (illustrated). The medal of Junius Brutus brought the artist the first prize at the competition opened in year III, and is illustrated in Marx, Les Médailleurs francais. There is a token of Taylor & C°, Southampton, 1791, bearing the signature of Dumarest ; it was struck at the Soho Mint, under Matthew Boulton. Bibliography. — Chavignerie et Auvray, op. cit. — Pye, op. cit.
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
DIETZEL, JOHANN JACOB
DIETZEL, JOHANN JACOB (Germ.). Countermaker of Nuremberg, circa 1736. He probably worked between 1710 and 1740. The following medalets or counters bearing Dietzel's signature (I. D. R. Johann Dietzel Rechenpfennigmacher) are of interest to English collectors : Anne, Preservation of the Church ; — Anne R. Four shields, crowned and arranged in the form of across, leg. IOHANN. IACOB.DIETZEL.RECH : COVNTERS (sev. varieties); — George I. similar R. ; — George II. and Queen Caroline ; — George II. (se...
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DIETZEL, JOHANN JACOB (Germ.). Countermaker of Nuremberg, circa 1736. He probably worked between 1710 and 1740. The following medalets or counters bearing Dietzel's signature (I. D. R. Johann Dietzel Rechenpfennigmacher) are of interest to English collectors : Anne, Preservation of the Church ; — Anne R. Four shields, crowned and arranged in the form of across, leg. IOHANN. IACOB.DIETZEL.RECH : COVNTERS (sev. varieties); — George I. similar R. ; — George II. and Queen Caroline ; — George II. (se...
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DIEUDONNÉ
DIEUDONNÉ (French). Sculptor and Medallist of the first halt of the nineteenth century. In 1818 he was rewarded with a medal of the Second Class for his medallic portrait of the Duke of Orleans. He is also the author of a medal on the death of the Duke of Berry and of Portrait-pieces of several other contemporary celebrities. In 1848 the artist submitted a pattern 5 Franc piece for the new currency of the Second French Republic. The following are also by him : 1819. The Duke of Orleans ; — 1822....
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DIEUDONNÉ (French). Sculptor and Medallist of the first halt of the nineteenth century. In 1818 he was rewarded with a medal of the Second Class for his medallic portrait of the Duke of Orleans. He is also the author of a medal on the death of the Duke of Berry and of Portrait-pieces of several other contemporary celebrities. In 1848 the artist submitted a pattern 5 Franc piece for the new currency of the Second French Republic. The following are also by him : 1819. The Duke of Orleans ; — 1822....
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DILLENS, JULIAAN
DILLENS, JULIAAN (Belg.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Antwerp, 8 June 1849, died at Saint-Gilles, 24. December 1904, whose fine works were much admired at the Exhibition of Medals which took place at Brussels in 1897. He was a pupil of the French masters and one of the rising artists. One of his latest works is that entitled " Hommage a Joseph Godefroy ", illustrated on pl. XXXIV (n° 165) of Dr H. J. de Dompierre de Chaufepié, Les Médailles et Plaquettts modernes, La Haye, 1899....
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DILLENS, JULIAAN (Belg.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Antwerp, 8 June 1849, died at Saint-Gilles, 24. December 1904, whose fine works were much admired at the Exhibition of Medals which took place at Brussels in 1897. He was a pupil of the French masters and one of the rising artists. One of his latest works is that entitled " Hommage a Joseph Godefroy ", illustrated on pl. XXXIV (n° 165) of Dr H. J. de Dompierre de Chaufepié, Les Médailles et Plaquettts modernes, La Haye, 1899....
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DIODOTOS
DIODOTOS (Greek). The signature ?IO?OTOY, which Prof. Furtwaengler considers antique,is found on a cameo in sardonyx,representing a head of Medusa. This gem belonged to the collection of M. Pauvert de La Chapelle, and was discovered at Rome some years ago. The above-named collector has recently ceded his magnificent collection to the Bibliothéque Nationale (May 1899). Bibliography. — Babelon, Pierres gravées. — Daremberg et Saglio, Dictionnaire des antiquités grecques et romaines. — E. Babelon, ...
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DIODOTOS (Greek). The signature ?IO?OTOY, which Prof. Furtwaengler considers antique,is found on a cameo in sardonyx,representing a head of Medusa. This gem belonged to the collection of M. Pauvert de La Chapelle, and was discovered at Rome some years ago. The above-named collector has recently ceded his magnificent collection to the Bibliothéque Nationale (May 1899). Bibliography. — Babelon, Pierres gravées. — Daremberg et Saglio, Dictionnaire des antiquités grecques et romaines. — E. Babelon, ...
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