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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Infans D. Sebastian Gabriel de Borbon. In I87I he was awarded a
Prize at the Barcelona Exhibition. His signature J. FURNO occurs on
Prize medals of Queen Isabella II (Vives, op. cil., n~s 443-446).
FURODY, ROBERT (Aztsir.). Contemporary Medallist of Budapest,
by whom is an oval Memorial medal of Empress Elizabeth of
Austria, I898.
FURSE, I.H.M. (Bri/.). Designer of the Hughes medal. Obv.
Bust of David Edward Hughes to the right. ILt. Flying eagle with
thunderbolts. Struck in gold and silver.
FORST (Gernl.). Medallist at Munich, I84I-I847.
FURST, MORITZ (B.D.M., Vol. II, p. 172). Additional medals
by this Engraver: President James Madison; - James Monroe;
- William Henry Harrison; -- Winfield Scott; - Martin van
Buren; --- Benjamin Count Rumford, Award of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, -i- I84; - Adam Eckfeldt, chief
coiner U.S.mint 18 14-I839;; I; - De Witt Clinton, mayor
of New York; - William Henry Harrison; -- D' David Hosack,
New York, 835; - Dr Benjamin Rush, Philadelphia (2 var.), etc.
FUSS (Germl.). Mint-master at Wertheim, -1373.
FUSSL, CHRISTOF (Auslr.). Mint-engraver at Kremnitz, died 28.
August I561. His record at the mint extends from I543 to 1562.
FUSSL, CHRISTOF junior (Aiislri.). Son of the last; Mint-engraver
at Kremnitz, 1624-I63o; he died on 25. Oct. 1638.
FUSSL, CHRISTOF (III) (Austir.). Mint-engraver at Kremnitz,
I653.
FUTTER, KASPAR (Szviss). Mint-master and Engraver, born at
Zug. He was employed before 1592 at the Mint of Chur; later at
Zug and in canton Valais. On 7. Jan. 1597 he was appointed Mintmaster at Lucerne. In I607 he fled to Italy, to avoid his creditors.
There he won the confidence of Count Spinola, and obtained a post
at the Mint of Tassarolo. He again appears to have been implicated
in forging coins about I6o1, but nothing is known of him after
that date.
BIBLIOGRAPHY. - D. C. Brunn, SchwceiLeriscbes Kiinsiler —Lexiicon.