Extrait des registres de l'Académie royale des Sciences, du 13 décembre 1788 - Dietrich, Philippe-Frédéric de 1748-1793 (Paris Académie Royale des Sciences, 1788)
Blanchet was a pupil of Taskin, but Taskin was also pupil of Blanchet. François-Étienne Blanchet II (c. 1730-1766) was François-Étienne Blanchet I's son and like him became a harpsichord maker, learning from his father. Pascal Taskin became his apprentice and took over his workshop after his early death. Armand-François-Nicolas Blanchet (1763-1818) was the son of François-Étienne Blanchet II and brought up and trained by Pascal Taskin after his father's early death.
Description of Pascal Taskin's 'forté-piano en forme de clavecin' and its mechanism
Above the text is written: "de la part de Blanchet, Elêve et successeur de P. Taskin"; Below the text is printed: "Au Louvre, le 13 décembre 1788. Signés, Vandermonde, Hauy, Baron Dietrick". That would probably be Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, René Just Haüy, and Baron Philippe-Frédéric de Dietrich, all members of the Academie royale des Sciences at the time.
Ex libris Blanchet? (manuscript)
Modern paper cover
Keywords: Taskin, Pascal -- 1723-1793; Académie Royale des Sciences (Paris, France); 18th Century (1701-1800); Organology; Piano; Invention; Paris (France); Blanchet; fortepiano; toucher; klavecimbel_Frankrijk 18e eeuw