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Croker, John (English medalist of German birth, 1670-1741)
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Note: Crocker was trained as a jeweller befire arriving in England in 1691, where he learnt the art of die-engraving. He became assistant engraver at the Royal Mint in London in 1697, the year in which he executed a silver and bronze medal for William III symbolizing the State of Britain after the Peace of Ryswick. Works such as his medals commemorating the accession and the coronation of Queen Anne led to his receiving the post of Chief Engraver at the Royal Mint when it became vacant in 1705. For the next 30 years he single-handedly made most of the British official medals, as well as engraving the dies for the coinage of Queen Anne, George I, and the first issue of George II. He also modelled a large cast medallic portrait of Queen Anne (ca. 1704). His medal designs were influenced by those made for Louis XIV, with their classical style and organization, but Croker succeeded in bringing a new vitality to his work. Many of the drawings for his medals survive. |
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(English medalist of German birth, 1670-1741) ..... [VP Preferred]
(English medalist, 1670-1741) ..... [BHA]
(British medallist, 1670-1741) ..... [Grove Art]
(German medalist, 1670-1741) ..... [RKD]
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