Biographical dictionary of medallists: coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, &c., ancient and modern, with references to their works B. C. 500-A. D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer ...

the dies for a medal on the Birth of Prince Alfonso. At the Exhibition at Barcelona, I859, he was represented by several good works.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. - Ossorio y Bernard, Art. Espanl. del. S. XIX, S883, p. 143.
-Dr Thieme, Allgem. Kiinstler-Lexikon1, v, II0.
CASANOVA, FRANCISCO (B D M., Vol. I, 1904, p. 357). A Spanish Painter, Line-engraver, and Coin-engraver, born at Zaragoza
I731, died in Mexico, I778. Son and pupil of Carlos Casanova;
studied also at the Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, where he
was awarded the First Prize in 1793. He engraved figures of Saints,
and devoted himself later to die-engraving. For many years he filled
the post of Mint-engraver at Mexico, and died as Director. By him
are several Proclamation medals of Charles III. of Spain (i760 and
1761). Cf. Dr Thieme's, All/gem. Kiinstler-Lexitkon, VI, o13.
CASELLA, ELLA (B.D.M., Vol. I, I904, p. 357). The Charcot
Portrait-medallion was executed in I886. At the Royal Academy,
1907, she exhibited a miniature in coloured wax, and at the International Exhibition of Fine Arts in Rome, r 9 r I, she was represented
by two miniatures in coloured wax of Marguerite of Anjou and
Henry VI.
Amorng earlier productions exhibited at the Royal Academy
between 1884 and I904 and named in the Catalogue we find:
I884. A Venetian lady of the sixteenth century; medallion, wax;
- 885. An Elizabethan gentleman; medallion, wax; —Marie de
Medici; medallion, w\ax; - 886. Wax medal, to be cast in bronze,
with Miss Nelia Casella; - Fortunato; medallion, wax; - Constance, elder daughter of C. Crews, Esq.; wax medallion; - 893.
St. George; -- I895. Minelrva;- I896. Mercury; - 1900, Mars,
etc.
CASELLA, NELIA (B.1D.M., Vol. I, 190o, p. 357). Has exhibited
at the Royal Academy since 1884. This artist is a many-sided
technician, and has worked in enamelled glass, embossed leather,
etc. Her Portrait-medallions in wax include those of Robert Dudley,
Earl of Leicester (884); - Dr Charcot (890); -- Richard III.
(I897); -- Cardinal Manning, I876; — Bronze medal of Cardinal
Manning; -- and Miniatures in coloured wax, amon11g which one
of the Archduke Albert and Princess Elizabeth, etc. Cf. Dr Thieie,
Allgeem. Kiln stler-Lexi/on, VI, I io.
At the Royal Academy I907, she exhibited a Medallion in
coloured wax.
Among her earlier exhibits there we may record: 1884. A Doge;
medallion, wax; - Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester; - 1885.
Lady and dcog; - I886. Wax medal, to be cast in bronze, with