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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Giessen; has executed Portrait-medallions in boxwod of Richard
Wagner, Parsival, Conduiramur, Walther von der Vogelweide,
Tannhauser, Reinmar von Zweter, Wolfram von Eschenbach, etc.
These are signed EF and A. (E. Fischer, and Anton Reisinger).
FISCHER, HANS GEORG (Gernm.). Mint-warden at Augsburg, I680 -I706.
FISCHER, JAKOB (Germ.). Mint-master at Ratisbon, circa I586 -I587.
FISCHER, J. B. (Span.). A medal, in Mr. Maurice Rosenheim's
Collection, dated I682, with full figure of King Charles II. of
Spain, standing on lion, on obv. and P1L. Queen Marie Louise de
Bourbon, is signed on IL. J. B. FISCHER. It is mentioned by
Bolzenthal; see illustration B.D.M., Vol. VI, pp. 284-5.
The Vidal Quadras y Ramon Catalogue, n~ I2897, describes
another medal of Charles II., dated I666, which has on /L. the
arms of Caballero Juan Baltasar de Visscher, Sefior de Celles
Poltes, Schiplaken y Neverden.
FISCHER, JOHANN (Germ.). Die-cutter at Wernigerode, I674.
FISCHER. JOHANN KARL (B.D.M., Vol. II, I904, p. 98). Additional works -
Friedrich Schleiermacher, AE 45;- Carl Friedrich Schinkel,
AE, 36; - I862, IIooth Anniversary of the discovery of the
springs at Teplitz, AE 50.; - Friedrich von Schiller, I859;- Prize
Medal of the Naval College of Emden.
FISCHER, MATHIAS (Germ.). Mint-master at Mayence, I652 -1682. He signed his issues MF.
FISCHER, NIKOLAUS (Germ.). Mint-master at Amberg, 162Ii622.
FLACH, HANS (Geirm.). Mint-master at Oettingen, 1394, and
Oehringen, 1395.
FLACHERON, JEAN FRANCOIS CHARLES ANDRE dit FREDERIC
(French). Sculptor of Lyons, son of an architect, born in I8io,
entered about I830 the School of Fine Arts in Rome, where
in r839 he obtained a Mention honorable for gem- and medalengraving, and in I840 the second Grand Prix (Herakles crushing
Antaeus).
He returned to Paris in I867 and died there in I883.
By him are only the following medallic productions, signed
G. FLACHERON: Large Medallion, uniface, with portrait of his