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Jean Warin
French artist
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contribution to coinage and medallic art
- In coin: France
…Nicolas Briot; both he and Jean Warin were famous for their technique and style under Louis XIII. The late 17th and 18th centuries, though their coinage was of considerable external magnificence, were not devoid of monetary difficulty. Louis XV suppressed independent local minting, Strasbourg being the last provincial mint to…
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Jean Warin (1604–72) also made elegant cast pieces, and between 1636 and 1670 he held almost a monopoly of the production of struck pieces for the court. Guillaume Dupré (1574–1647) followed Pilon, charmed Henry IV with his portrait medals, and was appointed in 1604 “conducteur…
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