Louis Picquot

In his patient compilation effort, Picquot contacted all those who may have information and documents about the composer,[1] particularly François de Fossa (who played the Quintets with guitar), or the son, Josef Mariano and grandson Fernando, as well as his widow.

For decades, Picquot's work was the core of Boccherinian studies, since it was far superior to the content of the Biographie universelle by Fétis.

[2] The book was reprinted only in 1930, by Georges de Saint-Foix[3] (and a translation, in Spanish, with three context studies, in 2005).

Today, Picquot is still an important Boccherinian source, on condition of being aware of the inevitable gaps and errors and also of some blurred opinions.

[4] While studies of the musician have increased considerably, Picquot has "always a symbolic meaning".