Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1733, the 'Des Rosiers'
Violin: 40677
Bearing its original label.
Back: One-piece with a broad figure extending towards slightly from left to right
Top: of medium-grained spruce, straight and even
Ribs: from the same log as the back
Varnish: Reddish
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 15.6 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.6 cm
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Notes:
'Supposed to have cost the life of a young Corporal on the guillotine during the French Revolution. A mob, storming a chateau, wanted to destroy the Strad because it was a symbol of aristocracy and wealth, but the young Corporal (violinist at Versailles) snatched the instrument from the ruffians, managed to conceal it, ran five miles with it but was caught and guillotined.' (the violin survived)Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, William Henley, Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, Sussex
Provenance
| Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. | |
| Des Rosiers Family | |
| until 1898 | Charles Des Rosiers |
| 1898-1911 | Des Rosiers Family (Lyon) |
| 1911-1920 | Alfred E. Hill |
| until 1922 | Unknown |
| from 1922 | W. E. Hill & Sons |
| until 1932 | John Hudson Bennett |
| in 1932 | Sold by Anderson Galleries Inc. |
| ... | ... |
| in 1945 | Sold by Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. |
| from 1947 | Province of Quebec |
| from 1977 | Current owner |
Known players
Angèle Dubeau, Arthur LeBlanc, Iso Briselli
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Rudolph Wurlitzer Co., New York, NY- Certificate: W. E. Hill & Sons, London
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References
- Antonio Stradivari and His Instruments, William Henley, Amati Publishing, Ltd., Sussex, 1961
How Many Strads? (1999 edition), Doring, Bein & Fushi, Bein & Fushi, Chicago, 1999 (illustrated)- How Many Strads? - Supplemental
- The Collection of John Hudson Bennett Catalog, February 5, 1932, New York, New York (illustrated)
- The Stradivarius Memorial Association
- Violin Iconography of Antonio Stradivari 1644-1737, Herbert K. Goodkind, Larchmont, NY (illustrated)
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