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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FILLAUD, PAUL EUGENE (French). Contemporary Gem-engraver,
born at Garantreville (Loire). He exhibited at the Salon of I895 a
gem, Alpha and Omega.
FILLIARD, JEHAN (French) of Grenoble; Mint-master at Lyons,
under Henry IV.
FILZDEFAME, PIERRE (French). Mint-master at Bourges, 1486-89:
pierced star.
FINES, C. (Brit.). Wax Modeller; exhibited at the Royal Academy: I833. Model of the Rev. Mr. Levett; - Model of E. Jesse,
author of the " Gleanings of Natural History "; - 842. Portrait
in wax of Mr. Chabot; - I843. A model in wax of Miss Edith
Chabot; - A medallic portrait of the late Mr. G. Jorden; - I844.
Portrait in wax of Mr. Craib; - 1846. A posthumous portrait in
wax, etc.
FINKE, E. (Germ.). Contemporary Die-sinker of Berlin. The
signature E. FINKE-BERLIN occurs on a medallic badge of the
Association of German Nurses.
FINTA (Austr.). Contemporary Engraver whose signature occurs
on an oval Badge of the 29th Royal Hungarian Honved Infantry
Regiment, I914-1916; 43 X 29 mill.
FIORE or FLORUS, C. (Ital.). Medallist of the second half of the
seventeenth century. By him is a Portrait-medal, dated I677, of
the naturalist Manfredus Septalius.
FIORE, CESARE (Ital.). Painter, Architect, Line-engraver and
Medallist of Milan, 1636-1702.
FIORENTINO, ADRIANO. Vide ADRIANO (B.D.M., Vol. I, 1904,
p. 26).
FIRMIN, CLAUDE (French). Mint-master at Montelimar, 1593:
letter F.
FIRMIN, R.S. (Brit.). Medallist of Birmingham; exhibited at the
Royal Academy: I819. A study; - I820. Model of a lady;
I82r. Head of Paris; - 836. Sketch of a medal of his father.
FIRSE, J.H.M. (Brit.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist.
Mr. Pinches, of London, loaned to the New York International
Medallic Exhibition, March I9o0, a medal executed by this artist,
the Alfred William Hughes medal of the Royal Society.
Firse was then in Pinches' employ.
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