Jean Dassier

Medallion depicting Daniel François de Gélas de Lautrec by Jean Dassier, 1738

Jean Dassier (October 17, 1676 – November 12, 1763) was a Swiss engraver and medallist.

Dassier was born in Geneva, and his father was the official Mint Engraver for the Canton of Geneva. In 1703 Dassier married Anne Prevost-Gaudy, and they had two sons. He studied in Paris with Jean Mauger and Joseph Roettiers, and he became an assistant to his father. In 1712 Dassier was admitted as a master in the guild of goldsmiths. In 1720 he succeeded his father as the official engraver for Geneva. He was appointed to the Council of Two Hundred in 1738. Dassier died on November 12, 1763. At his death, his son Antoine took over as the chief engraver of Geneva currency.

References

Émile Haag: The Protestant France - 1855
William Eisler: The medals Dassier Skira Geneva 2009
Some content translated from the corresponding French Wikipedia article

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Dassier in the SIKART dictionary and database

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