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Henry, Jean-Baptiste

Mirecourt · b. 1757, d. 1831

Historical maker

Named in 5 books.

What the books printed

Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 136.
HENRY (Jean-Baptiste) — Mirecourt, Paris, Marseilles and Bordeaux, 1793-1858. Son and pupil of J.-B. Henry. Worked at Bordeaux towards 1822 and at Marseilles towards 1825. Good medium class work.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 46, scan 54.
Henry, Jean Baptiste, b. 1757 at Mataincourt, near Mirecourt (Vosges); d. 1831, Paris. He was the head of the present family of makers. Was apprenticed …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 46, scan 56. Held as more than one scan.
Henry, Jean Baptiste, b. 1757 at Mataincourt, near Mirecourt (Vosges); d. 1831, Paris. He was the head of the present family of makers. Was apprenticed …
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Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 255, scan 279.
HENRY, Jean Baptiste, b. 1757-1831, Mataincourt, Mirecourt (Vosges). He was the head of the present family of makers.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 31, scan 53. Held as more than one scan.
HENRY, JEAN BAPTISTE, Paris, b. 1757, d. Paris, 1831.
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  • Entries from 5 books stand under this name, and somebody judged them different people. That is being looked at again.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 14 more Henry pages under H.

Same town, same time

386 other Mirecourt makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

All Mirecourt makers