The Viola da gamba in France
The Vazquez Collection of the Orpheon Foundation


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Head of a pardessus de viole (viola da gamba), France, 18th C.

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Bass viola da gamba by Claude Boivin, Paris, ca. 1740


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Treble viol, School of Salomon, Paris, ca. 1740



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Pardessus de viole of 6 strings, Flemish, ca. 1710


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Pardessus de viole (viola da gamba) of 5 strings by Louis Guersan, Paris, 1750


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Quinton (five-string violin) by Louis Guersan, Paris, 1750

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updated 21.11.2007