Richard
French
harpsichord-maker
Biography
Richard, a noted French maker, emerged toward the end of the seventeenth century. Spillane records only that his 'fame lives,' offering no further specific achievements or dates, and groups him among the harpsichord-makers whose work preceded the invention of the pianoforte proper.
Highlights
- Noted French maker who emerged toward the end of the seventeenth century
Source
Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 16.
Public domain.