© Royal Academy of Music
The Viotti ex-Bruce Violin
Artist: Antonio Stradivari (1644 - 1737)
Location: Royal Academy of Music
Date: 1709
Materials: maple & spruce
Dimensions: Length: 36cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £151,000 (Total: £1,750,000; tax remission)
Vendor: Estate of the late JFL Bruce
Review number: 5587 (2005)
Provenance:
Giovanni Battista Viotti; Mr. Menessier, 1824; Mr Brochant de Villiers; Mr Meunié, 1860; Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume; Pierre Silvestre on behalf of William E Hill & Sons, 1897; Baron Knoop, 1897; Mr R C Baker, 1905; Lewis Bruce; JFL Bruce.
Description:
The violin is named after its celebrated former owner, Giovanni Battista Viotti who spent much of his life in London and was the most influential violinist of his day in all of Europe. It is considered to be one of the four greatest Stradivari violins in existence and is virtually unique due to its fresh state of preservation and beauty.
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