Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Milan, 1752
Violin: 49529
Labeled, "Joanne Baptista Guadagnini Placentinus fecit Mediolani 1752."
Back: One-piece
Length of back: 35.7 cm
Upper bouts: 16.7 cm
Middle bouts: 11.4 cm
Lower bouts: 20.8 cm
There are 3 additional images in the archive which are not available publicly. Please contact us for more information.
Provenance
Henri Viret | |
until 1973 | Jacques Français |
1973-1984 | Walter D. Ludwig |
from 1984 | Smithsonian Institution Museum |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: Jacques Français, New York, NY (1973) #960. "Grade: A+"
Certificate: Caressa & Français, Paris
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References
The Classic Bowed Stringed Instruments from the Smithsonian Institution, Gakken Co., Tokyo (illustrated)
The Jacques Français Rare Violins, Inc. Photographic Archive and Business Records, 1844-1998, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (illustrated)