Label: Christianus Franciscus Partl / Fecit Wien 1771
Jacob Horil was a native of Bohemia, resided in Viennna from 1720 onwards and settled down in Rome ca. 1740. His style retains the overall characteristcs of his Northern Provenance, abstaining from incorporating Italianisms..As a matter of fact, this violin, with its swung scroll and short, round sound holes is remniscent of the work of the Viennese School, leading some experts to doubt the certification.
Body length 352 mm Upper width 159 mm Middle width 107 mm Lower width 197 mm Rib height 32 mm String length 327 mm
updated14.10.2007
