Daniel Friedrich Loos
{{Short description|German medallist (1735–1819)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Daniel Friedrich Loos
| image = DF Loos.jpg
| birth_date = June 15, 1735
| birth_place = Altenburg, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)
| death_date = October 1, 1819 (aged 84)
| death_place = Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany)
| occupation = Medallist, engraver, die-cutter
| children = 2
}}
Daniel Friedrich Loos (June 15, 1735 – October 1, 1819){{Cite book |last=Forrer |first=L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QERmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA595 |title=Biographical Dictionary of Medallists |date=1904 |publisher=Spink |pages=595 |language=en |via=Google Books}} was a German medallist, engraver, and die-cutter. He was the chief engraver and medalist for the Kingdom of Prussia, and was given the title Prussian Court Medallist.{{Cite web |last=Maué |first=Hermann |date=2003 |title=Loos, Daniel Friedrich |url=https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/display/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000051865 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Grove Art Online |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t051865}}
Biography
Daniel Friedrich Loos was born June 15, 1735, in Altenburg, Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany). He trained as an engraver under Johann Friedrich Stieler (1729–1790).{{Cite book |last=Weber |first=Frederick Parkes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eDU9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA49 |title=Medals and Medallions of the Nineteenth Century, Relating to England, by Foreign Artists |date=1894 |publisher=Bernard Quaritch |pages=49 |language=en |via=Google Books}}
He worked at the Prussian Mint in Magdeburg from 1756 until its closure during the Seven Years' War. He moved to Berlin in 1768, to work at the new Staatliche Münze Berlin. Loo was given the title "Prussian Court Medallist" in 1787, which brought him membership of the Prussian Academy of Arts (now Academy of Arts, Berlin). On May 1, 1816, he was awarded a metal for his work for 60 years serving the state.Theodor Stenzel: Loos, Daniel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 169.
He had two sons which continued his work, Friedrich Wilhelm Loos (ca. 1767–1819), and Gottfried Bernhard Loos (1774–1843).Theodor Stenzel: Loos, Gottfried Bernhard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 169.
Loos work can be found in museum collections, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.,{{Cite web |title=Artist Info: Daniel Friedrich Loos, German, 1735 – 1819 |url=https://www.nga.gov/collection/artist-info.21716.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=NGA}} the British Museum in London,{{Cite web |title=Daniel Friedrich Loos |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/biog111421 |website=The British Museum}} and the {{III|National Museum Paleis het Loo|nl|Nationaal Museum Paleis het Loo}}.
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Category:18th-century German artists
Category:18th-century German engravers
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Category:19th-century German engravers
Category:19th-century German male artists