Louis-Eugène Mouchon
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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) |
Louis-Eugène Mouchon (30 August 1843, 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.
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.
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Guatemala 1878 Sc13.jpg
For the Guatemala 1878 series
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1892 Ivory Coast stamp 4c.jpg
A 4c stamp for Côte d'Ivoire of the Navigation & Commerce series, 1892.
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Stamp of the Olympic Games in Athens, 1896
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Mouchon type2.jpg
The Mouchon type of France, first issued in 1900.
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Timbre Acores Carlos1 1906.jpg
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]
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ANGELO MARIANI Av.jpg
1905, Angelo Mariani and the use of coca leaf in Vin Mariani, proprietary medicine. Bronze, 37 x 52mm.
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ANGELO MARIANI Rv.jpg
1905, Angelo Mariani and the use of coca leaf. Bronze, 37 x 52mm.
See also
External links
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- 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
References
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