Nicolas Leonard TOURTE
says "TOURSE l'Aîné"
1746‑+1807
Brother of François Xavier Tourte
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Elder son of Nicolas Stone, lithier-archetier, and Marguerite Geneviève ROLLIN,
Leonard TOURTE was born in 1746 in Paris and died in 1807.
Upon his father's death in 1764, he was an apprentice at the age of 18 in the paternal workshop.
From a first marriage, he had a son Charles Tourte, who also became archetor.
Various recent books have studied the history and work of the Tourte archetors in detail, including:
"The Violin, men, works"by a collective of authors, Emmanuel Jaeger, Frédéric Laurent and Jean-Michel Molkhou, at Editions Montparnasse.
"The Arche " by Bernard Millant, Jean Francois Raffin, Bernard Gaudfroy and Loïc Le Canu, publisher L'Archet Editions, 2000.
And in English: "François-Xavier Tourte: Bow Maker"Stewart Pollens and Henryk Kaston New York: Machold Rare Violins, 2001. http://www.stewartpollens.com/Publications.htm
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