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Louvet, Jean

Paris · about 1730 to 1770

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 58, scan 66.
Louvet, Jean, brother of Pierre Louvet. He worked in Paris about 1730-60. His violins were not well made; they were varnished brown. …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 58, scan 68. Held as more than one scan.
Louvet, Jean, brother of Pierre Louvet. He worked in Paris about 1730-60. His violins were not well made; they were varnished brown. …
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Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 149.
LOUVET (Jean) — Paris circa 1770. Probably a relative of the one above. Same remarks.
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  • Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Labels the books quote

  • "Fait par Jean Louvet rue de la Croix-des-petits-Champs, près la porte St.-Honoré, Paris, 1750." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Louvet à la Vielle Royale rue Croix-des-petits-Champs à côté de la Porte Saint-Honoré à Paris, 1755" (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Fait par Jean Louvet rue de la Croix-des-petits-Champs, près la porte St.-Honoré, Paris, 1750." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Louvet à la Vielle Royale rue Croix-des-petits-Champs à côté de la Porte Saint-Honoré à Paris, 1755" (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 1 more Louvet page under L.

Same town, same time

267 other Paris makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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