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Nancy School

Nicolas (I) Medard

Nancy

Nicolas (I) d. before 1628. Work unknown. — John Dilworth

Worked Nancy

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

Nicolas (I) d. before 1628. Work unknown.

George Hart+

brother of François.

Cecie Stainer+

Son of Claude Medard; b. about 1598, was living in Nancy in 1658. He followed the Amati pattern, his instruments are small, and the tone, though soft and silvery, lacks power; the varnish is very beautiful.
Labels are known dated 1615, 1655 and 1660.

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