instrument
violin
Jacques Boquay
built in Paris in 1719
A violin built by Jacques Boquay in Paris, 1719.
Current player
Talent
Jiska ter Bals
plays a
violin
from Jacques Boquay
from Jacques Boquay
History of this instrument
In 2003, the Musical Instrument Fund purchased this Boquay violin from a dealer in the Netherlands. The violin has been on loan to Jiska ter Bals ever since.
About the builder Jacques Boquay
While the earliest violin makers in Paris owed a debt to the Italian makers Andrea Amati and his son, as well as Girolamo, the later French violin makers in turn owed a debt to the makers of the “École Vieux Paris.” This is the term used...
