London School
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
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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