Scan 234
The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887
22 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1HENRY, Eugène, son of Charles, born in 1843.
3HOFMANS, Mathias, Antwerp, 1700—1725. A Kit of this maker was exhibited at Milan in 1870.
5JACOBS, Peeter, Amsterdam, 1690—1740. A close imitator of Niccolò Amati. Few makers have been more mistaken than Jacobs; so exact was he in following the model of Amati, that numbers of his Violins are passed by the inexperienced as original. He mostly selected the grand pattern of Amati for his model, which gave him full scope for the exercise of his powers. He selected wood as nearly as possible resembling that found in the works of Niccolò Amati. The backs are mostly of even grain, and compact; the modelling can only be found fault with near the purfling, where its sharpness at once catches the attention of the critic in these matters, and divulges the true author. The varnish, though good, is not equal to that of Amati. The scroll is inferior to the body in merit. The purfling is of whalebone, like that of most of the Dutch makers.
7JACOBS, ——, Amsterdam, probably a son of the above. Excellent varnish, of a deep red, very transparent; full of character, but wanting in finish. Purfling embedded.
9JACQUOT, Charles, born at Mirecourt in 1808. Worked in Paris. He obtained prizes for his instruments at the Paris and other exhibitions.
11JACQUOT, Charles, Nancy, son of the above.
13JEANDEL, P. N., born in 1812. Worked for some years in Paris, and received prizes at the Paris and other exhibitions.
15KŒUPPERS, Jean, worked at the Hague 1755 to about 1780.
17KOLIKER, ——, Paris, 1789—1820.
19LAMBERT, Jean Nicolas, Paris, about 1745.
21LAPAIX, ——, Lille, about 1855.
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