George William de Saulles
George William de Saulles (born February 4, 1862 in Birmingham , † July 21, 1903 in London ) was an English sculptor and medalist . Signatures: "DES", "DS", or "WS".
Life
De Saulles' ancestors come from Switzerland. He began his education at the Birmingham School of Art early on under Edward R. Taylor . His training facility is now part of Birmingham City University . Then he was an apprentice with the punch cutter John Wilcox in Birmingham. From 1884 he worked in London for John Harvey Pinches , medalist and engraver . In 1888 he returned to Birmingham to work for the medalist Joseph Moore .
From 1892 de Saulles worked for the Royal Mint in London. In 1893 he became an engraver at this mint. Until his death he worked there as a die cutter for English and colonial coins and official medals.
De Saulles was elected Professional Associate Member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists from 1901 to 1903.
Most recently he worked on a seal for King Edward VII and died suddenly after a brief illness in Chiswick West London on July 21, 1903.
Works
- From 1894 to 1903 more than 30 medals and plaques
- The stamps for Queen Victoria's last coins , based on designs by Thomas Brock in 1893
- 1899 the Great Seal for Queen Victoria
- Many official seals for the colonies
- 1902 the new coins after the accession of Edward VII.
literature
- Leonhard Forrer: Biographical dictionary of medallists, coin-, gem-, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, etc. ancient and modern. Volume 1. London 1904, pp. 563f.
- Saulles, George William de . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 29 : Rosa – Scheffauer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1935, p. 492 .
Web links
- Biography on The UK "De Saulle" Home Pages , English
- George William De Saulles, medalist (1862–1903) in the Museum Victoria , English, with coin images
- George William De Saulles 1862 to 1903 in Coin Wiki , English
- George William De Saulles in: World of coins , English
Individual evidence
- ↑ L. Forrer: Wilcox . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . tape 6 : T-Z . Spink & Son Ltd, London 1916, p. 500 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
- ↑ L. Forrer: Pinches, John . In: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists . tape 4 : MB-Q . Spink & Son Ltd, London 1909, p. 549 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- ↑ William George de Saulles. Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011, accessed on July 9, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saulles, George William de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English sculptor and medalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 4, 1862 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 1903 |
| Place of death | London |