Jean-Pierre Montagny (31 July 1789 – 1862)[1] was a French medallist and coiner, one of the most notable such figures in the 19th-century Monnaie de Paris.
Early life and education; career
editHe was born at Saint-Étienne and studied under his father, Clément Montagny, and under the sculptor Pierre Cartellier.[2]
He produced several coins and medals in bronze, copper and tin on the main events in French history from 1800 to 1850 –including the inauguration of the July Column in 1840 – with his most-intense production being designs relating to the French Revolution of 1848.[3]
Death
editHe died in Belleville.
References
edit- ^ Notices biographiques stépanoises - Page 256
- ^ L. Forrer, Montagny, Jean Pierre (1909). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. IV. London: Spink & Son Ltd. pp. 128–130.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ L. Forrer, Montagny, Jean Pierre (1930). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists. Vol. VIII. London: Spink & Son Ltd. p. 73.
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External links
edit- Jean-Pierre Montagny at multicollec.net Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.inumis.com/medals/books/vivatrex/indexes-fr.html
- Jean-Pierre Montagny in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website
