Artist

Anthony C. Paquet

born Hamburg, Germany 1814-died Philadelphia, PA 1882
Born
Hamburg, Germany
Died
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Biography

Anthony C. Paquet arrived in Philadelphia from Germany in 1848. He worked for the United States Mint as an assistant engraver from 1857 to 1864, a period when silver and gold mining in Mexico led to rapid changes in the coinage of Western nations. Paquet created portrait medals of George Washington and refinements to the design of the United States “Seated Liberty” half dime.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Domenico Viola, Triomphe de Midas, pen and ink and sepia wash on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.7.114
Triomphe de Midas
Artist
Attributed to Domenico Viola
pen and ink and sepia wash on paper
Not on view
Domenico Viola, Untitled, drawing, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.7.115
Untitled
Artist
Attributed to Domenico Viola
drawing
Not on view