Barend Christiaan van Calker
Illustration — Friesland's acceptance of the Peace treaty by John Adams, representative of the United States, and the rejection of a separate Peace treaty with England, silver commemorative medal, 1782, collection Teylers Museum • Illustration — Medal to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the marriage of Antony Jacob Bierens and Suzanna Hazina Willink in 1771, collection Amsterdam Museum Barend Christiaan van Calker (1738 – 1813), was a Dutch medallist.
Barend Christiaan van Calker
Barend Christiaan van Calker · Amsterdam Museum · Public domain
- Born
- 1738 · Kampen.
- Died
- 1813 · Zeist.
- Nationality
- Dutch Republic
- Occupation
- engraver · artist · medalist
- Languages
- Dutch
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Illustration — Friesland's acceptance of the Peace treaty by John Adams, representative of the United States, and the rejection of a separate Peace treaty with England, silver commemorative medal, 1782, collection Teylers Museum • Illustration — Medal to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the marriage of Antony Jacob Bierens and Suzanna Hazina Willink in 1771, collection Amsterdam Museum Barend Christiaan van Calker (1738 – 1813), was a Dutch medallist.
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He was born in Kampen and became a master medallist who fulfilled commissions for members of the House of Orange, including a birthday medallion for Willem Frederik van Oranje in 1772. Like Johann Georg Holtzhey, he is especially known for his awards medals and commemorative medals, and like him also made a medal for the recognition of the United States in 1782. He made prize medals for the Provinciaal Utrechtsch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen in 1773 and the 200-year anniversary medal of Leiden University in 1775. He lived in the Hernhutter Broedergemeenschap, near Castle Zeist where he later died.
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Barend Christiaan van Calker is recorded as engraver, artist and medalist.
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1738
Barend Christiaan van Calker born at Kampen.
1813
Barend Christiaan van Calker died at Zeist.
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