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Breton, François

died 1830

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  1. An encyclopedia of the violin (1925)

    BRETON, FRANÇOIS, Mirecourt, b. about 1750, d. 1830. Breton’s work was not as artistic as it was clean-cut. He preferred a large model and …

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    1. BRENSIO, ANTONIO, Bologna, 1592.
    2. BRENSIO, (GIROLAMO) HIERONYMUS, Bologna, 16th century.
    3. BRESSANO, BAPTISTA, 16th to 17th century.
    4. BRETON, FRANÇOIS, Mirecourt, b. about 1750, d. 1830. Breton's work was not as artistic as it was clean-cut. He preferred a large model and always used a light yellow varnish. He employed many workmen, and his instruments are not rare, but, as his business was taken over by a Mirecourt house, it is well to distinguish between the older and the newer instruments, as this firm places the old Breton label in new violins.
    5. BRETON, JOSEPH FRANÇOIS, Paris, Mirecourt, 1740 to 1815.
    6. BROSCHI (BROCCHI), CARLO, Parma, 1730 to 1744.
    7. BROWN, JAMES (sen.), London, b. 1759, d. 1834.

  2. An encyclopedia of the violin (n.d.)

    Breton, François, Mirecourt, b. about 1750, d. 1830. Breton’s work was not as artistic as it was clean-cut. He preferred a large model and …

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    1. Brensio, Antonio, Bologna, 1592.
    2. Brensio, (Girolamo) Hieronymus, Bologna, 16th century.
    3. Bressano, Baptista, 16th to 17th century.
    4. Breton, François, Mirecourt, b. about 1750, d. 1830. Breton's work was not as artistic as it was clean-cut. He preferred a large model and always used a light yellow varnish. He employed many workmen, and his instruments are not rare, but, as his business was taken over by a Mirecourt house, it is well to distinguish between the older and the newer instruments, as this firm places the old Breton label in new violins.
    5. Breton, Joseph François, Paris, Mirecourt, 1740 to 1815.
    6. Broschi (Brocchi), Carlo, Parma, 1730 to 1744.
    7. Brown, James (sen.), London, b. 1759, d. 1834.

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What this record rests on is An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An encyclopedia of the violin (1925); An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1926), naming this maker and nothing more. Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record. Nothing else on this site confirms it and no claim has been invented beyond that naming — not established, until someone can tell us more.

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Places and dates of work
BRETON, FRANÇOIS, Mirecourt, b. about 1750, d. 1830. Breton’s work was not as artistic as it was clean-cut. He preferred a large model and … reported1
Places and dates of work
Breton, François, Mirecourt, b. about 1750, d. 1830. Breton’s work was not as artistic as it was clean-cut. He preferred a large model and … reported1
Places and dates of work
BRETON, FRANÇOIS, Mirecourt, b. about 1750, d. 1830. Breton’s work was not as artistic as it was clean-cut. He preferred a large model and … reported1
Died (date and place)
Died 1830. As printed in the cited source: “BRETON, FRANÇOIS, Mirecourt, b. about 1750, d. 1830” reported1

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  1. Alberto Bachmann, An encyclopedia of the violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_h3k7.machine textcited for 2 linessource record

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  2. Bachmann, Alberto and Ysaye, Eugene, An encyclopedia of the violin (New York, Da Capo Press, n.d.). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000bach_r6r5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Alberto Bachmann, An Encyclopedia of the Violin (1925). archive.org, encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5. https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofvi0000albe_u1d5.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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