Sébastien Érard
Sébastien Érard is recorded as entrepreneur, piano maker, musical instrument maker, musician and art collector.
Also recorded as Sébastien Erard · Sebastien Erard · Sebastian Erard · Chevalier Erard
Sébastien Érard
H. Pottin · Bibliothèque nationale de France · Public domain
- Born
- 1752 · Strasbourg
- Died
- 1831 · Château de la Muette
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- entrepreneur · piano maker · musical instrument maker · musician · art collector
- Known for
- Catalogue des tableaux italiens, flamands, hollandais et français des anciennes écoles, qui composent la magnifique galerie de M. le chevalier Erard · Ordre qui sera suivi pour la mise aux enchères des tableaux and composant la galerie de feu M. le Chevalier Séb. Érard
- Languages
- French
In this article
Identity and origins
The recorded working language is French.
Works named in the authority record are Catalogue des tableaux italiens, flamands, hollandais et français des anciennes écoles, qui composent la magnifique galerie de M. le chevalier Erard and Ordre qui sera suivi pour la mise aux enchères des tableaux, composant la galerie de feu M. le Chevalier Séb. Érard.
Work by Sébastien Érard is recorded in the collections of musée de l'École de Nancy.
The authorities additionally record the headings Sébastien Erard, Sebastien Erard, Sebastian Erard, Chevalier Erard and Erard. His recorded language was French.
Work and production
Works recorded as notable number 2: Catalogue des tableaux italiens, flamands, hollandais et français des anciennes écoles, qui composent la magnifique galerie de M. le chevalier Erard and Ordre qui sera suivi pour la mise aux enchères des tableaux, composant la galerie de feu M. le Chevalier Séb. Érard.
Identity
Sébastien Érard is recorded as entrepreneur, piano maker, musical instrument maker, musician and art collector. Sébastien Erard.
Upright piano from 1864 by Sébastien Érard, Andrzej Szwalbe Collection, Ostromecko Palace near Bydgoszcz, Inventory number: PN-VI-60-108, description:
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Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1752
Sébastien Érard born at Strasbourg.
1831
Sébastien Érard died at Château de la Muette.
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
- Strasbourg
Named but not plotted · 1
Château de la Muette
Death place
Literature
Literature
11590, 1827-12-10, G[ÉRARD] (Baron François Pascal Simon), Art Sales Catalogues Online.
Érard de La Chaux Des Breuleux, Pacifique, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q708709: Sébastien ÉrardWikimedia Foundation
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
A further 3 witnesses are held back from this article because the person or object named in them is not yet resolved to this record. They are kept, not discarded, and return once the identity is established.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
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