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Louis-Eugène Mouchon (30 August 1843, in Paris – 1914) was a French painter, graphic artist, medalist, engraver and sculptor. He created state papers, stamps, coins, currency and medals. He was the son and pupil of Louis Claude Mouchon, the painter. He exhibited at the Salon from 1876[1] onwards and became an Associate of the Artistes Francais in 1888. His most famous stamps are the Mouchon series and the Navigation & Commerce series of French postage stamps. His medals can be found in the collection of several museums.
Mouchon, Louis-Eugène | |
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| Born | 30.08.1843 Paris, France |
| Died | 03.03.1914 Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France |
| Occupation | Graphic artist Painter Engraver Medalist |
| Awards | knight of the Legion of Honor (1895) Grand prize for engraving (1900) |
Postage stamps
Next to stamps for France, Mouchon also designed for Abyssinia, Argentina, Belgium (Brussels Exhibition), Greece, Guatemala, Luxemburg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Persia, Portugal and colonies, Russia and Serbia.
For the Guatemala 1878 series
A 4c stamp for Côte d'Ivoire of the Navigation & Commerce series, 1892.
Stamp of the Olympic Games in Athens, 1896
The Mouchon type of France, first issued in 1900.
A stamp for the Azores 1906 engraved by Mouchon.
Medals and currency
Mouchon entered the field of medal making at the age of forty three. He was made a knight of the Legion of Honor in 1895 and won the grand prize for engraving at the Universal Exposition in Paris, 1900. He designed coins and the plates for currency for Portugal.[2]
1905, Angelo Mariani and the use of coca leaf in Vin Mariani, proprietary medicine. Bronze, 37 x 52mm.
1905, Angelo Mariani and the use of coca leaf. Bronze, 37 x 52mm.
See also
- Jules Auguste Sage
- Postage stamps and postal history of France
References
- Forrer, Leonard. Biographical dictionary of medallists : coin, gem, and sealengravers, mint-masters, &c., ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. (Volume 4). London: Spink and Son. pp. 14–55.
- Flaten, Arne R. (26 June 2012). Medals and Plaquettes in the Ulrich Middeldorf Collection at the Indiana University Art Museum. 15th to 20th Centuries. Bloomington (Ind.): Indiana University Art Museum : In association with Indiana University Press. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-253-00116-0.
External links
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, online collection
- Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Online work of Mouchon
- Musée d'Orsay, online collection
- Louis-Eugène Mouchon in American public collections, on the French Sculpture Census website
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[de] Louis Eugène Mouchon
Louis Eugène Mouchon (* 30. August 1843 in Paris; † 3. März 1914 in Montrouge) war ein französischer Graveur, Medailleur, Gemmenschneider, Briefmarken- und Banknoten-Stecher, aber auch als Buchbinder, Emailleur und Goldschmied tätig.[1]- [en] Louis-Eugène Mouchon
[fr] Louis-Eugène Mouchon
Louis-Eugène Mouchon, né à Paris le 30 août 1843 et mort à Montrouge le 3 mars 1914, est un médailleur, dessinateur de billet de banque et graveur de timbres-poste français, notamment de la série d'usage courant de France qui porte son nom, le type Mouchon.[ru] Мушон, Луи-Эжен
Луи́-Эже́н Мушо́н (фр. Louis-Eugène Mouchon, 30 августа 1843, Париж — 3 марта 1914, Монруж, О-де-Сен) — французский медальер, гравёр почтовых марок, банкнот и медальонов. Особенно известен благодаря популярной во Франции стандартной серии марок, называемых в его честь типом Мушон[fr].Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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