PETIT, LOUIS MICHEL (French). Sculptor, and Medallist, bom at Paris on August 29, 1791 ; pupil of Simon and Cartellier. His activity is comprised between circ. 1815 and 1844. He died on July 19, 1844. The numerous medals which this Engraver produced are usually signed L.H.PETIT.F., or PETIT.F. Among them are : Completion of the Paris Bourse and Tribunal de Commerce; — Prince de Condé; — Joseph Vernet, 1818; — Copernicus, 1818; — Christopher Columbus, 1819 ; — Isaac Newton, 1819; — Bourdaloue; — Gérard Audran, 1822; — J. F. de Laharpe, 1822; — Marmontel, 1820; — Due d'Enghien, 1821; — Lamoignon de Malesherbes, 1821 ; — P. D. Ecouchard Lebrun, 1821 ; — Forbin- Janson ; — Inauguration of the Expiatory Chapel in honour of Louis XVI. and Marie-Antoinette ; — Reestablishment of the statue of Louis XIV. at Caen ; — Reestablishment of the Garde Nationale; — Visit of the Queen of France to the Paris Mint, 1832; — Inauguration of the Museum of Coins and Medals; — Foundation of the Historical Museum of Versailles; — Capture of Constantine; — Marriage Medal of Princess Marie of Orléans with the Duke of Württemberg ; — Christening of the Comte de Paris, 1841 ; —Death of Princess Marie of Orléans ; — Attempt on the Life of King Louis-Philippe by Darm?s; — Death of the Duke of Orléans, 1842; — Badge of Members of the Chambre des Députés; — Wilhem, founder of popular schools for the teaching of singing, 1842; — Barron Larrey, surgeon-in-chief of Napoleon I'.s armies; — Marriage Medals ; — Francois Lefort, 1819 (one of the medals contributed by Petit to Durand's "Numismatic Series"); — Accession of Bonaparte to the Consulate in An VIII (struck about 1830); — Wellington, on the Lines of Torres Vedras, 1811 (Mudie's National Series, n° 17, obv.); — Queen Elizabeth of England, memorial medal struck in 1820; — Jacques Delille, 1821 ; — A. B. C. Gaultier; — J. B. Cant. Hanet-Cléry, 1821; — Jean de La Bruy?re, 1819; — A. E. G. Gaultier, 1815 ; — Baron Dr J. D. de Larrey, Paris (after P. J. David) ; — Louis Napoleon, 1810, etc. There is also a series of Portrait-medalets of the Kings and Queens of France by Petit. As a sculptor, this artist produced some fine works, amongst which his' Faith and Hope', 1824, and a bronze group representing 'Jupiter asleep in the arms of Juno' are the best known. Michel Petit was a member of the Committee of the Mint. "He executed a number of Collegiate pieces and largely contributed to the Durand series", says Mr. Grueber, and he also worked for Mudie's "National Series". Bibliography. — Rondot and De La Tour, op. cit. — Chavignerie et Auvray, op. cit. — Bramsen, op. cit. — Dr F. P. Weber, op. cit. — Franks and Grueber, op. cit. — Bolzenthal, 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
PASSERO, BERNARDINO
PASSERO, BERNARDINO (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist, who was working at Rome in the last quarter of the sixteenth century. In conjunction with Bartolommeo Argenterio, of Turin, he executed about 1582 Portrait-medals of Pope Gregory XIII. , which were intended to be placed in the foundations of the College of Jesuits. Bertolotti, Artisti subalpini in Roma, informs us that Passero made three of these medals and Argenterio two. These are no doubt, says Armand, the medals described by Bonanni (nos 4...
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PASSERO, BERNARDINO (Ital.). Sculptor and Medallist, who was working at Rome in the last quarter of the sixteenth century. In conjunction with Bartolommeo Argenterio, of Turin, he executed about 1582 Portrait-medals of Pope Gregory XIII. , which were intended to be placed in the foundations of the College of Jesuits. Bertolotti, Artisti subalpini in Roma, informs us that Passero made three of these medals and Argenterio two. These are no doubt, says Armand, the medals described by Bonanni (nos 4...
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PASTI, MATTEO DE'
PASTI, MATTEO DE' (Ital.). Medallist, Sculptor, Painter, and Architect of the fifteenth century. He was born at Verona, circa 1420, and died about 1490. His father was the Magister Andrea da Verona. He appears to have received a carefuf education, and was not only a distinguished humanist but also a clever orator. The first mention of his name occurs in 1441, in which year he was residing at Venice and wrote to Pietro de' Medici, son of Cosmo the elder, and father of Lorenzo the Magnificent. In...
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PASTI, MATTEO DE' (Ital.). Medallist, Sculptor, Painter, and Architect of the fifteenth century. He was born at Verona, circa 1420, and died about 1490. His father was the Magister Andrea da Verona. He appears to have received a carefuf education, and was not only a distinguished humanist but also a clever orator. The first mention of his name occurs in 1441, in which year he was residing at Venice and wrote to Pietro de' Medici, son of Cosmo the elder, and father of Lorenzo the Magnificent. In...
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PASTORINO
PASTORINO (PASTORINO DE' PASTORINI) (Ital.). Painter, Coinengraver, and Medallist, son of Giovanni Michele de' Pastorini, a shoemaker of the neighbourhood of Siena, was born about 1508. He died at Florence, 6. December 1592, and was buried there in Santa Maria Maggiore. In his early years he was a pupil of Guillaume Marcillat, a celebrated French painter on glass, who ended his life in that town. Between 1531 and 1548 he was often employed in that art both at Siena and Rome. Among his works of ...
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PASTORINO (PASTORINO DE' PASTORINI) (Ital.). Painter, Coinengraver, and Medallist, son of Giovanni Michele de' Pastorini, a shoemaker of the neighbourhood of Siena, was born about 1508. He died at Florence, 6. December 1592, and was buried there in Santa Maria Maggiore. In his early years he was a pupil of Guillaume Marcillat, a celebrated French painter on glass, who ended his life in that town. Between 1531 and 1548 he was often employed in that art both at Siena and Rome. Among his works of ...
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PATEY, HENRI AUGUSTE JULES
PATEY, HENRI AUGUSTE JULES (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris on the 9th of September 1855. He first studied sculpture under H. Chapu, and later medal-engraving under J. C. Chaplain. In 1873 he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the workshop of Jouffroy. Two years later, he obtained the first Second Prix de Rome for medal-engraving, and in 1881 the first prize. The artist first began to exhibit at the Salon in 1877, and has since shown there medals and works of sculptu...
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PATEY, HENRI AUGUSTE JULES (French). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist, born at Paris on the 9th of September 1855. He first studied sculpture under H. Chapu, and later medal-engraving under J. C. Chaplain. In 1873 he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in the workshop of Jouffroy. Two years later, he obtained the first Second Prix de Rome for medal-engraving, and in 1881 the first prize. The artist first began to exhibit at the Salon in 1877, and has since shown there medals and works of sculptu...
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