Trouvé sur internet dans le dictionnaire : Old violins de H.R Haweis (1905)
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Nicolas, François Nicolas
Fourrier (was known simply
as "Nicolas"), b. Oct. 5,
1758. 1816, Paris. Made all
the instruments used in the
private orchestra of Napoleon
I. ; careful choice of wood ;
good proportions ; closely
copied from beautiful speci-
mens of Cremona ; not much
in fashion now, but good
violins of his still about.
NICOLAS, FRANÇOIS NICOLAS FOURRIER
Born at Mirecourt, 1758. Apprenticed to Saunier at Paris, 1770. Appointed maker to the Royal School of Music, 1784, and to the Emperor, 1804. Made all the stringed instruments used in the private orchestra of Napoleon I. Died 1816. Pattern, though of large proportions has much consistency to the Stradivarian. Workmanship uniformly well finished. Artistic sense is the governing spirit of the arching and sound-holes (a fortunate relief from those of a Didier). Sides sometimes rather shallow. Scroll shows the maker’s invincible determination to make it bold. Wood, in every department, most carefully chosen. Proportions minutely accurate. Either a brilliant red varnish (Lupot-like), or a red-brown, or a deep orange (red on a yellow ground), generally thickly applied. Strong toned violins, like rivers, will make their way somewhere, and if a violinist wants an instrument for fine symphonic work, his decision in favour of one of these should not long be delayed. Catalogued at £50; 600 dollars in America. ’Cellos magnificently built, and have a finely full sonority.
Dans le Vannes, pour cet auteur , ils parlent de marque au fer près du bouton du cordier....
En résumé : François Nicolas Fourrier était appelé NICOLAS ou NICOLAS de PARIS
Peut-être est-il l'auteur du violon ?