Nicolas Renault
worked 1570–1620
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Biographies
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John Dilworth+
RENAULT, Nicolas b. Nancy, Worked circa. 1570-1620 Paris France. Possibly a pupil of Tywersus in Nancy. Said to be a viol maker to the court of Charles IX, and to have assisted in some way with the commission of the order to Andrea Amati for a set of violins, violas, and cellos.
Cecie Stainer+
A French maker about the end of the 16th century. Is said to have been a pupil of Tywersus (a maker in Nancy), and afterwards to have worked in Paris.
Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+
Angeblich Schüler von Tywersus in Nancy, der Stammvater der Familie.
Henri Poidras+
Maker of viols. There is a legend to the effect that Andrea Amati supplied Charles IX. King of France, with a number of instruments, marked with the royal arms, for his private chapel. According to Fetis, Amati delivered them in person and was in all probability helped by Nicolas Renault, a worthy maker.
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