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English: Natural horn, French, by Marcel-Auguste Raoux, Paris, about 1826, inscribed Raoux, brevet, seul Fournisseur du Roi, Rue Serpente Paris. Brass and silver mounts, inside of the bell painted in green and gilt lacquer. The instrument is fitted with a series of changeable medial crooks within the outer coil, so that it could be played in a number of different keys.
Photographed at the V&A museum, London, 02-Jan-06.
Date 3 January 2006 (original upload date)
Source No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims).
Author No machine-readable author provided. Gaius Cornelius assumed (based on copyright claims).
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  • French Horn / 1826-1827 (made) / Raoux, Marcel-Auguste (designer and maker). Paris (made). [W.83 to E-1926]. Victoria and Albert Museum (vam.ac.uk).
    "​French Horn / 1826-1827 (made) / Artist/Maker: Raoux, Marcel-Auguste (designer and maker) / Place Of Origin: Paris (made) ",
    "​Summary: This French horn was made by Marcel-Auguste Raoux (1795–1871), who produced prize-winning horns and performed in the band of the French Imperial Guard and orchestra of the Théâtre Italien in Paris. The Raoux family were one of France’s leading makers of brass instruments and had enjoyed royal patronage from 1690 onwards. This instrument is made for a left-handed player and originally belonged to Giovanni Puzzi (1797–1876) an Italian-born virtuoso, whose career flourished in both Paris and London. He could boast of having been employed by both Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, and this horn was said to have been presented to him by the King of France, most likely Charles X (reigned 1826–1830). / On loan to the Horniman Museum. ",
    "​OBJECT DETAILS ",
    "​Category: Musical Instruments ",
    "​Object Type: French horn ",
    "​Parts: This object consists of 6 parts.: French Horn / French Horn / French Horn / Mouthpiece / French Horn / French Horn ",
    "​Materials and Techniques: Brass with silver mounts, painted green and gilt lacquer decoration inside the bell of the horn: Brass / Silver / Lacquer / Lacquering / Painting ",
    "​Brief Description: French horn, brass with silver mounts and green lacquer decoration inside the bell, France, 1826 or 1827, by Marcel-Auguste.Raoux (1795-1871). ",
    "​Physical Description: "Horn with medial crooks. Brass with silver mounts. The interior of the bell is painted with a design [frieze of oak-leaves] with green lacquer. Five crooks, for D, E flat, E, F and G, and a contemporary mouthpiece made from sheet silver. The horn is built for playing with the left hand in the bell" - Anthony Baines:Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments. (London, 1998), p. 107 ",
    "​Dimensions:  Hoop diameter: 28cm / Bell mouth diameter: 28cm / Taken from Anthony Baines: Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments. (London, 1998), p. 107. ",
    "​Marks and Inscriptions: Raoux, bréveté seul Fournisseur du Roi, rue Serpente à Paris (Inscribed on the bell of the rim.) ",
    "​Credit line: Given by Lieutenant-General Vittorio Elia ",
    "​Object history: This instrument was owned by Giovanni Puzzi (1797 - 1876) and presented to the Victoria & Albert Museum by his grandson, General Vittorio Elia. ",
    "​Production: "Formerly the property of ... Giovanni Puzzi (1792-1876) and said to have been presented to him by Louis XVIII [reigned 1814-1826], though in the opinion of Mr R. Morely-Pegge, the leading modern historian of the horn, the donor is more likely to have been Charles X [reigned 1826-1830]. See R.Morley-Pegge, The French Horn (London, 1960)". - Anthony Baines:Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments. (London, 1998), p. 107. Dr Bradley Strauchen (Horniman Museum) dates it '1826 or 1827'. ",
    "​Subject depicted: Oak Leaves ",
    "​Bibliographic References:
    • Anthony Baines: Catalogue of Musical Instruments in the Victoria and Albert Museum - Part II: Non-keyboard instruments. (London, 1998), p. 107.
    • R.Morley-Pegge: The French Horn. (London, 1960), p. 165.
    • Elizabeth Bradley Strauchen: Giovanni Puzzi: His Life and Work. A View of Horn Playing and Musical Life in England from 1817 into the Victorian Era (c. 1855)/ Unpublished D.Phil in Music History, Oxford, 2000.
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    "​Collection: Furniture and Woodwork Collection ",
    "​Accession Number: W.83 to E-1926 "

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