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Morgan; 2019 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.\n</p>\n<p>\n\t[1] Manufacturing ledger (Erard archives, Musee de la Musique, Paris). </p><p>[2] A piano dealer named Forest existed in Paris at this time; he may be the buyer of this piano.\n</p>","remarks":"Information provided by Thierry Maniguet, Head of Curatorial and Research at the Musee de la Musique, Paris"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"In 1777, the celebrated piano and harp maker Sébastien Érard (1752–1831) founded a workshop in Paris, where he enjoyed the patronage of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. During the French Revolution, he fled to London. His firm, which was operated by family members after his death, produced pianos prized by musicians including Ludwig van Beethoven and Frédéric Chopin. 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