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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
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1graphies of Cremonese worthies. It is said he was intimate with Stradiuarius, and would seem to have noted many events which Stradiuarius related to him.
3"On the 10th November, 1702, the Marquis Giovanni Battista Tozalba, General of Cavalry and Governor of Cremona, sent for Stradiuarius, and after complimenting him for his peculiar genius, commissioned him to make two Violins and a Violoncello, which were sent as presents to the Duke of Alba."
5"In the year 1707, the Marquis Desiderio Cleri wrote by order of King Charles III. of Spain commissioning Stradiuarius to make six Violins, two Tenors, and one Cello for the royal orchestra."
7"Stradiuarius made also a complete set of bow instruments, which he intended to present to King Philip V. of Spain, on the occasion of the king passing through Cremona, but he was dissuaded, and the instruments are still in his possession" (1720).
9"In the year 1616, his Serene Highness the Duke of Modena instructed Stradiuarius to make a Violoncello."
11STRADIUARIUS, Franciscus, Cremona, 1720—1743. Son of Antonius Stradiuarius. Worked with his brother Omobono for several years. Many of the later works of Antonius Stradiuarius have been most erroneously attributed to his sons.
13Franciscus Stradivarius Cremonensis
14Filius Antonii faciebat Anno 1742.
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