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Francis Baker

London, worked 1696–1700

Possibly son of William and brother of John, below. One bass viol extant, labelled: Francis Baker in St. Paul’s Church Yard 1696 London — John Dilworth

Worked London

Biographies

The overview above is drawn from the following published accounts. Read them in the original:

John Dilworth+

BAKER, Francis Worked 1696-1700 London UK. Possibly son of William and brother of John, below. One bass viol extant, labelled: Francis Baker in St. Paul’s Church Yard 1696 London

William Meredith Morris+

An old viol-maker. A bass viol bearing the following label was seen by somebody somewhere about eighty years ago : —

FRANCIS BAKER, IN PAUL’S CHURCH YARD, 1696, LONDON

Willibald Leo Lütgendorff+

Vielleicht ein Bruder des Oxforder Meisters, und diesem in seiner Arbeit
ebenbürtig. Eine vorzügliche Bassviola, die aus
dem Besitze des Cellisten Tolbecque stammt,
bewahrt das Conservatorium in Brüssel.

Cecie Stainer+

A magnificent bass-viol with six strings, of beautiful tone, had the following label: “Francis Baker, in Paul’s Church Yard, 1696, London.”

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