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 ...

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GEORGIO (Ital.). Milanese Gem-engraver of the sixteenth century,
mentioned by Agostino del Riccio.
GERARD (French). Medallist in Portugal, during the nineteenth
century. His signature occurs on the following medals: Maria II.,
I837; - Pedro V., 1856; Academic Prize Medal of Mary II.;
-Medal of Civil Merit; -- Prize Medals of the Royal Colleges of
Mafra, and Necessidades; -Inauguration of the Railway from
Leste to Lisbon, I856; - Medal of the Academy of Fine Arts of
Oporto, 185; - Industrial Exhibition at Porto, i86T; - Industrial
Exhibition at Lisbon, 1863; - Algiers bombarded; rev. of Lord
Exmouth medal (Mudie, n~ 39), etc.
GIRARD (Flem.). Moneyer in Flanders, second third of xiiith
century.
GERARD (French). Engraver of Jetons at Paris, circ. I672-I675.
He is the author of jetons for the city of Paris.
GERARD, CHARLES LOUIS (B. D. M., Vol. II, p. 245). By this
Gem-engraver is also: I887. Herakles carrying the Earth, agate
cameo.
GERARD, LUCIEN ACHILLE (French). Contemporary Gem-engraver,
born at Paris; pupil of M. Frank. A head of Milo of Croton, after
Puget, cameo on grey onyx, was exhibited by him at the Salon of
i888; and in 1890: Minerva, sardonyx cameo.
GEREMIA, CRISTOFORO DI (B. D. M., Vol. II, p. 246). The
artist, who was born circa I430, must have left his native city,
Rome, whilst quite young, as in 1456 he already returned there
for a short time. Between I461 and I465, he was, as he calls himself, " dilecto famiglio " of Cardinal Camerlingo Lodovico Scarampi,
whom he accompanied in I46 to Perugia and in r462 to Florence.
Von Fabriczy suggests that the only known medal of Cardinal
Scarampi is by Cristoforo, and in fact there is much analogy
between this piece and the signed medal of Alfonso I. of Naples,
especially in the severe profile, fat but still expressive modelling,
peculiar arrangement of the hair and similarity in the lettering,
above all in the characteristic form ot the G's. To this artist Fabriczy
is also inclined to attribute the earlier medals of Cardinal Pietro
Barbo, who became Pope Paul II, dated I455.
Dr Bode ascribes also to this artist a Plaquette representing
Augustus and Abundantia; 67X67 mill. and another with an
Antique Group; circular; 130 mill.
His nephew, Lysippus, was likewise a Medallist of note.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. - Fabriczy, Medaillen der italienlischen Renaissance, 1902.
L. FORRER. - Biographical Notices of Medallists. - VII. 23