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The Dassiers of Geneva: Eighteenth-Century European Medallists

by William Eisler

Catalogue raisonne, in two volumes, based on the collections of the Numismatic Section of the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève and the Cabinet des médailles de Lausanne.

The first volume, Jean Dassier, Medal Engraver: Geneva, Paris and London, 1700-1733, traces the career of Jean Dassier (1676-1763) and presents his famed series of illustrious men and women from France and England, as well as the decorative works exectuted by the Fabrique de Genève.

The second volume, Dassier and Sons: An Artistic Enterprise in Geneva, Switzerland and Europe, 1733-1759, presents an annotated catalogue of the remarkable historic medals made for Geneva, Berne and other partner cities in Europe, as well as the superb tokens depicting the history of the Roman Republic. Much of the book is also devoted to Jean Dassier's son, Jacques-Antoine (1715-1759) and his work in England and at the imperial Russian court. 758p, 2 volumes, many illustrations (Musée monétaire cantonal de Vaud 2002 and 2005)


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The Dassiers of Geneva is rich in primary and secondary sources, and sheds much-needed light on the atelier of a significant medal-making dynasty. Eisler is to be applauded for collecting such an impressive array of documents and visual materials to illuminate the family, its contributions, and the social context of their medals. Not only will these two volumes serve as the authoritative source on the Dassiers, they may well rescue the family from the purgatory of relative obscurity.

Arne R. Flaten
American Numismatic Society Magazine (Summer 2006)


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