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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JELLE. JAN. (Dutch). Mint-master at Kampen, I647 —664; distinctive symbol, fleur-de-lys, on all the silver coins.
JELTSEMA, FREDERIK ENGEL (Dutch). Contemporary Sculptor
and Medallist; born at Withuizen, province of Groningen, Netherlands, October 4, 1879; studied at the Academy of Fine Arts
at Amsterdam, being pupil of the master Ferdinand Leenhoff, professor of sculpture and engraving. Obtained the gold medal of the
School of Fine Arts and gained the prize of Rome, for Holland,
I903. Left for Paris and became a private pupil for the three
following years of the master Jules Charles Chaplain, member of
the Institute of France. Studied in Florence, Italy, from 1906-I907,
and then returned to Holland and to Paris, where he now lives.
He exhibited the following works at the New York International
Medallic Exhibition, March I9 0: - Portrait de M. Leenhoff;
Medaille Mesdag; -La danse; - Minerve. Obverse and reverse;
- Venus et Amour; - Medaille Jeltsema; - Medaille, Mme. van
Calcar.
At the Munich International Exhibition I909 he exhibited a
frame of Portraits and other Plaquettes.
By him are further: Dr J.D.Vander Waals, 1911; AE 65 (R.J.
Eidlite); - Golden Wedding of H.W. Mesdag and S. Mesdag
(I856-1906); - Marriage of W.J.J.C. Bijleveld and A.C. de
Kampenaer, I906. At the Paris Salon of I907 he exhibited ten
Medals and Plaquettes.
JENKIN, Mrs. MARGARET M. (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor and
Medallist, residing in Kensington, London. At the Royal Academy
I9II she exhibited a Portrait-medallion in silver of Mrs Terence
King and infant, and in 1912 a medallion of St. Giles, in silvered
copper.
JENKINS, HENRY & CO. (Brit.). A firm of manufacturing jewellers
in Birmingham. They made the Star for the Lord Roberts' March
from Kabul to Kandahar, I880. Cf. Mayo, op. czt.; also the Egyptian Bronze Star I882, and the Medal for Long Service in the
Volunteer Force, 1894.
JENNINGS, LEONARD (Brit.). Sculptor to the Indian Government;
prepared the obverse and reverse punches and dies for the Lieutenant Governor's (Bengal) presentation medal; obv. SIR * EDWARD O
BAKER * K. C. S.I. Bust to left. PIL. BENGAL 1906. Lion to left (illustrated in Report of the Administration of the Mint at Bombay and
Calcutta for the year 191 - 1911 I).
JENSEN, GUSMAR (Dane). Contemporary Medallist and Chiefengraver at the Mint of Copenhagen.