_-_Childéric_III_roy_de_France_(754).jpg.html){kind=link}
Jean Dassier (1676-1763) - Childéric III roy de France (754).jpg on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Jean Dassier (August or October 17, 1676 – November 12, 1763) was a Genevan engraver and medallist.
Dassier was born in Geneva, and his father was the official Mint Engraver for the Republic of Geneva. In 1703 Dassier married Anne Prevost-Gaudy, and they had two sons. He studied in Paris with
Jean Dassier (August or October 17, 1676 – November 12, 1763) was a Genevan engraver and medallist.
Dassier was born in Geneva, and his father was the official Mint Engraver for the Republic of Geneva. In 1703 Dassier married Anne Prevost-Gaudy, and they had two sons. He studied in Paris with Jean Mauger
Jean Mauger (1648 – 9 September 1712) was a French medallist.
Mauger was born in Dieppe. After training as an ivory engraver in his hometown, he relocated to Paris in 1677. He worked at the Paris mint from 1685 until his death. He was married ...
and Joseph Roettiers
Joseph Roettiers (1635–1703) was a Flemish medallist active in England and France, and a member of the celebrated Roettier family of goldsmiths, silversmiths, and engravers.
Roettiers was the son of Philip Roettiers, brother of John Roettiers ...
, and he became an assistant to his father. In 1712 Dassier was admitted as a master in the guild of goldsmiths. In 1720 he succeeded his father as the official engraver for Geneva. He was appointed to the Council of Two Hundred The Councils of Two Hundred (; ) were the legislative authorities in four Swiss cities (Zürich, Bern, Fribourg, Basel), as well as in the independent Republic of Geneva prior to the French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a peri ...
in 1738. Dassier died on November 12, 1763.
On his death, his son Jacques-Antoine Dassier
Jacques-Antoine Dassier (1715–1759) was a Genevan medallist. He was active in London, as James Anthony Dassier, from 1740 to the mid-1750s.
Life
He was born in Geneva on 15 November 1715, the son of Jean Dassier. He received lessons in drawing ...
took over as the chief engraver of Genevan currency.
References
* Émile Haag: ''The Protestant France'' - 1855 * William Eisler: ''The medals Dassier'' Skira Geneva 2009 * Some content translated from the corresponding French Wikipedia articleExternal links
* Engravers from the Republic of Geneva 1676 births 1763 deaths 18th-century artists from the Republic of Geneva 18th-century medallists {{printmaker-stub