Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1732, the 'Lady Rebecca, Arkwright'
Violin: 41565
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece cut on the slab
Ribs: of wood similar to back
Varnish: Orange-brown
Length of back: 35.6 cm
Upper bouts: 16.5 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
Notes:
Instrument #84 in the South Kensington Special Exhibit of 1872.Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, London
Donated to the Rachel Barton Pine Foundation in 2015 by violinist Joseph Sylvan, a former professor at New Mexico State University.
Provenance
| until 1860 | Count Cesare Pompeo Castelbarco |
| 1860-1861 | Alfredo Piatti |
| 1861-1886 | John Hungerford Arkwright |
| 1886-1913 | Mrs. Hodgson |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| Robert Augustus Bower | |
| Sold by W. E. Hill & Sons | |
| in 1913 | Sold by Puttick & Simpson |
| until 1955 | Ralph P. Powell |
| 1955-1968 | Kurt Manig |
| 1968-2015 | Dr. Joseph Manig-Sylvan |
| from 2015 | Rachel Barton Pine Foundation |
Known players
Ertan Torgul
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London States that the instrument is entirely the work of Antonio with no signs of his sons' collaboration being perceptible.
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References
The Strad, April, 1955, London (illustrated)- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
- Catalogue of the Special Exhibition at South Kensington, England, Carl Engel, South Kensington Museum, London
- Correspondence with Dr. Joseph Manig-Sylvan, March-April, 2006
- Correspondence with Dr. Sylvan, August, 2009
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)