HARTMANN, Herman (active 1850-59) partner engraving, diesinking firm, New York City.
Hartmann was the partner with Frederick B. Smith of Smith
and Hartmann (1850-59). It is suspected Hartmann was not
an engraver but more the businessman. Smith was perhaps
the sole engraver (though poorly educated). [Smith had been
associated with three active engravers previously, Richard
Trested, Charles Cushing Wright, and James Bale. Smith
later joins with Gustav Horst to form Smith & Horst, which
struck some of the dies signed Smith and Hartmann – each
of these names have entries in this work.]
There is no record of Hartmann after 1859. (Was he
in the Civil War? Did he die or disappear? ... are
questions to be answered by future research.)
M E D A L S
1850ca Washington (George) Perpetuate The Memory Medal bust
signed F.B. Smith & Hartmann) . (type of Baker 422)
1855 Connecticut State Agriculture Society Medal (large
76mm size; Julian states this was not struck by the
U.S. Mint, but only the mint had presses capable
of striking this size) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1856 Connecticut State Agriculture Society Medal (medium 50mm
size, engraved and signed Smith & Hartmann, struck
by U.S. Mint) [dates/issue 1856-1913]. . . Julian AM-13
Auctions:. . . BMP 2:5485-5486; J&J 23:875, PCA 59:463,
PCA 60:387, PCA 62:345
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 367:217
1856 Connecticut State Agriculture Society Medal (small
28mm size; struck by U.S. Mint; though unsigned it
is attributed to Smith & Hartman) [dates/issue:
1856-1913) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julian AM-14
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 53:347
1857 Norwich Free Academy Newton Perkins Medal [dates/
issue: 1857-1884]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 29:409, CAL 30:179, CAL 33:1376;
NAS 65:1857; PCA 56:1744, PCA 63:1771
1857 Wright (Charles Cushing) Portrait Medal (struck by
Smith & Hartmann after Wright's 1854 death). . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 63:388
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 1919.105.193
Illustrated: N33 {1998} Bowers, Am Numismatics, p. . 29
1858 United States German Shooting Medal (third American
shoot held in New York City; struck by Smith & Hartmann)
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 11:1000
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1858ca Washington (George) Smith's Mount Vernon Medal
(third obverse; struck after 1865 with Smith & Horst
replacing Smith & Hartmann). . . . . . . . . . Baker 112
Auctions:. . . . . . BMP 1:4128, BMP 2:5617; J&J 11:776,
J&J 25:313, J&J 13:657; NAS 72:465; PCA 51:123,
PCA 64:190, PCA 66:165
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1965.82.21
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 217, p 367.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 298, 587.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1481.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M37 {1977} Julian AM-13, p 284, AM-14 285.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 112, p 106, 422 190
M63{2009) Harkness (Andrew) and Corio (Timothy J.) Agricultural and Mechanical
Society Award Medals of the United States. Pittsford, NY: Author, 200 pages,
Hartmann was the partner with Frederick B. Smith of Smith
and Hartmann (1850-59). It is suspected Hartmann was not
an engraver but more the businessman. Smith was perhaps
the sole engraver (though poorly educated). [Smith had been
associated with three active engravers previously, Richard
Trested, Charles Cushing Wright, and James Bale. Smith
later joins with Gustav Horst to form Smith & Horst, which
struck some of the dies signed Smith and Hartmann – each
of these names have entries in this work.]
There is no record of Hartmann after 1859. (Was he
in the Civil War? Did he die or disappear? ... are
questions to be answered by future research.)
M E D A L S
1850ca Washington (George) Perpetuate The Memory Medal bust
signed F.B. Smith & Hartmann) . (type of Baker 422)
1855 Connecticut State Agriculture Society Medal (large
76mm size; Julian states this was not struck by the
U.S. Mint, but only the mint had presses capable
of striking this size) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1856 Connecticut State Agriculture Society Medal (medium 50mm
size, engraved and signed Smith & Hartmann, struck
by U.S. Mint) [dates/issue 1856-1913]. . . Julian AM-13
Auctions:. . . BMP 2:5485-5486; J&J 23:875, PCA 59:463,
PCA 60:387, PCA 62:345
Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . . 367:217
1856 Connecticut State Agriculture Society Medal (small
28mm size; struck by U.S. Mint; though unsigned it
is attributed to Smith & Hartman) [dates/issue:
1856-1913) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julian AM-14
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 53:347
1857 Norwich Free Academy Newton Perkins Medal [dates/
issue: 1857-1884]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 29:409, CAL 30:179, CAL 33:1376;
NAS 65:1857; PCA 56:1744, PCA 63:1771
1857 Wright (Charles Cushing) Portrait Medal (struck by
Smith & Hartmann after Wright's 1854 death). . . . .
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PCA 63:388
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 1919.105.193
Illustrated: N33 {1998} Bowers, Am Numismatics, p. . 29
1858 United States German Shooting Medal (third American
shoot held in New York City; struck by Smith & Hartmann)
Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 11:1000
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
1858ca Washington (George) Smith's Mount Vernon Medal
(third obverse; struck after 1865 with Smith & Horst
replacing Smith & Hartmann). . . . . . . . . . Baker 112
Auctions:. . . . . . BMP 1:4128, BMP 2:5617; J&J 11:776,
J&J 25:313, J&J 13:657; NAS 72:465; PCA 51:123,
PCA 64:190, PCA 66:165
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . . 1965.82.21
C O L L E C T I O N S
C4 {1912} Comparette 217, p 367.
B I O G R A P H I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
D15 {1957} Groce and Wallace p 298, 587.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 2:1481.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
M37 {1977} Julian AM-13, p 284, AM-14 285.
S48 {1985} Rulau and Fuld (Baker) 112, p 106, 422 190
M63{2009) Harkness (Andrew) and Corio (Timothy J.) Agricultural and Mechanical
Society Award Medals of the United States. Pittsford, NY: Author, 200 pages,