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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University Tablet); - Award Medal, School of Mines, Columbia
University; 38 mill.; Ambrose Swasey, Cleveland, 0.; Plaque,
90o x75 mill.; — Award Medal of Municipal Art Society for fine
Draughtsmanship; Ai 30 mill.; - Award Medal for University of
Wisconsin; Plaquette badge, 17 x23 mill.; etc.
The presentation medal to Samuel Putnam Avery, I9I5 (in
appreciation of Mr. Avery's many contributions to the cause of
culture in the fine arts, and especially in commemoration of his
gift of the Avery Library Building to Columbia University),
designed by Brenner, dies cut by Cass Gilbert.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. - Victor Brenner-Designer of Coins and Sculptor of American
Culture, Current Opinion for January, I916, p. 50.
BRENNER (or PRENNER), KARL (Swiss). Mint-master at Basle, first
mentioned on a document bearing date I. September 509o. He
issued Dicken, Groschen, Plapparts, Dopplevierer, Vierer, Rappen
and Halblinge. In 5 r I he prepared Patterns for the Mint of Constance. He took part in the battle cf Marignano, and died about 1525.
Cf. M. A. Ruegg-Karlen, Basler Miiunmeister, Stemlpelschneider ind
Medailleure, Rev. suisse num., I915.
BRENET, NICOLAS GUY ANTOINE (B. D.M., Vol. I, I904, p. I74).
Dr S. Bousfield possesses dies for the reverses of the following
medals: Fortune adverse; - Battle of Litzen; - Napoleon's
Sojourn in Elba, I815; - Completion of the Simplon Pass; -
I814. Reverse of medal of Louis XVIII (by Andrieu). Female
figure and ship; inscr.: IL PORTE LA PAIX DU MONDE; iE (40 mill.).
BRETON, CHARLES (French). Contemporary Sculptor, born at
Tours; pupil of Barrias, Coutan, A. Verlet, and Denys Puech. At
the Salon of I907 he exhibited three Portrait-medallions of
Mme Andre Kling; - M.A. Rischmann; - Mme F. de Rayssac; -
190o, Portrait-medallion of M. Luglien-Leroy; - Mme Bertille
P. S***; - 1912. Portrait-plaquette of M. Luglien-Leroy;
me C. R**; - 1913. Mme Ch. R***; -Medal of the Centenary
of the Battle of Moskowa (I812-I912); - Portrait-plaquette of
M. Luglien-Leroy; bronze;- 19 I4. Portrait of Mme B***, medallion
in terra-cotta, etc.
BRETON, HERCULE LE (B.D.M., Vol. I, I904, p. 279). Additional medal: I67I. Charles Evrard, French painter and architect,
AE (47 mill.).
BRETT (Brit.) Gem-engraver of the Victorian era.
BREUER, JOHANN GEORG (B. D. M., Vol. I, 1904, p. 280). I have
noticed this artist's signature also on an undated medal of John
Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, with 1L. EX DURIS GLORIA.