cod. persona: 7876	status di approvazione: public
Jean François Antoine Bovy
Periodo di attività: 1795 – 1877		Sesso: M
Varianti del nome documentate:
- A. Bovy - Antoine Bovy - Jean François Antoine Bovy
Il Forrer (1902, I, pp. 243-244) riporta: His father was a Jeweller, and from his early youth A. Bovy displayed unusual abilities as an engraver on metal. In 1824, having completed his studies in his native city and already produced some very commend able work, he was sent to Paris, where, under the direction of the celebrated statuary, Pradier, he learned modelling and sculpture. He then returned to Geneva, was married, and in 1830 went back to Paris. In 1835 he was naturalized a Frenchman, in order to be allowed to compete for the engraving of the new French coinage. His talent was recognized by the award of a gold medal, and a few years later, in 1843, he was decorated with the Legion of Honour for his fine medal on the Building of Railways. In 1855, Bovy and Depaulis received the only medals granted in that year for engraving. Previous to this, in 1850,the Swiss government had entrusted the artist with the execution of the dies for the federal coinage; again in 1873 the same task fell to him; and this was practically his last work.

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Attività di zecca
(zecca non precisata) incerto, 1795 – 1877 c. Incisore

Segni di zecca
(immagine non disponibile) A. B. incerto, 1795 – 1877 c. (immagine non disponibile) B. F. L. 1824 – 1877

Factoids
Morte, data 18 settembre 1877 Morte, luogo Ginevra Nascita, data 14 dicembre 1795 Nascita, luogo Ginevra Occupazione Medaglista Provenienza Svizzera

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