A woman sits working at a spinning wheel as a man works at the table making a violin. Wood engraving by C & H after H. Herkomer.

  • Herkomer, Hubert von, Sir, 1849-1914.
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[1872]
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33784i
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There were two violin-making businesses in Mittenwald, Bavaria: Nuner & Hornsteiner and J.A. Baader. The makers worked in agriculture in the summer and violin-making in the winter, working from home using materials supplied by the company (The graphic, loc. cit.)

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[London] : [The graphic], [1872]

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1 print : wood engraving ; image 15 x 22.5 cm

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Sketches of musical instruments at Mittenwald, Germany. Violin makers. HH. C & H sc.

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Wellcome Collection 33784i

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