Nicolas Lupot, Paris, 1823
Violin: 47845
Labeled, "Nicolas Lupot, Luthier, rue Crois, des petits-Champs, à Paris, l'an 1823." Initials entwined in a double circle. Inscriptions on the sides, "PREMIER PRIX, DERCERNE, L'AN 1823, A. GUILLAUME PHILIPPE, ELEVE DE L'ECOLE, ROYALE, DE MUSIQUE." Handwritten inscriptions, "Fait par N. Lupot (luthier de la) Musique du Roi, et de l'Ecole Royale de Musique en 1823, Lupot."
Back: One-piece; ornamented by a shield with the royal arms of France, surrounded by a royal crown, surrounded by a St. Michel's collier
Length of back: 35.9 cm
Upper bouts: 16.8 cm
Middle bouts: 11.2 cm
Lower bouts: 20.4 cm
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Provenance
from 1823 | Guillaume Philippe |
until 1872 | Maulaz |
from 1872 | Musée de la Musique, Cité de la Musique, Paris |
References
- The Strad, January, 1993, Sylvette Milliot, Orpheus, London (illustrated)