instrument
violin
Johannes Bernardus Cuypers
built in The Hague in 1818
A violin built by Johannes Bernardus Cuypers in The Hague in 1818.
History of this instrument
This violin was donated by a private individual in 2025. Kurt Falzon is the first person to play the Hague violin.
About the builder Johannes Bernardus Cuypers
The Netherlands experienced two periods of prosperity in violin making. The first took place in Amsterdam from 1650 to 1728; the second occurred largely in The Hague, from 1760 to 1840. This peak was primarily due to the Cuypers family,...
