instrument
violin
Johannes Theodorus Cuypers
built in The Hague in 1782
A violin built by Johannes Theodorus Cuypers in The Hague in 1782.
History of this instrument
This Old Dutch violin from the renowned Hague School is owned by private individuals, who have loaned it to the Musical Instrument Fund since 1990. The violin has been played successively by Daniel Rowland, Ronald Touw, and Maria Dingjan. Since 2006, Annerieke Nentjes has been playing this violin.
About the builder Johannes Theodorus Cuypers
The Netherlands experienced two periods of prosperity in violin making. The first was in Amsterdam from 1650 to 1728; the second took place largely in The Hague, from 1760 to 1840. This peak was primarily due to the Cuypers family, led...
