Dijon School
Besancenot
Dijon, worked 1776
Painter and luthier. Several violins of ordinary design and workmanship, whose interest lies in the decorative embellishments. One (dated 1776) with copper ornamentation preserved at Paris Conservatoire. — John Dilworth
Biographies
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John Dilworth+
BESANCENOT Worked circa. 1776 Dijon France. Painter and luthier. Several violins of ordinary design and workmanship, whose interest lies in the decorative embellishments. One (dated 1776) with copper ornamentation preserved at Paris Conservatoire.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Seine Geigen zeichnen sich mehr durch ihre reiche Ornamentirung als durch
Modell und Ton aus.
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