John Baker (artist) explained

John Baker
Honorific Suffix:RA
Death Date:30 April 1771
Birth Date:1726
Elected:Royal Academy of Arts
Known For:Flower painting

John Baker (1726 – 30 April 1771) was an English flowerpainter.[1]

Life

Baker was mainly employed in the decoration of coaches. His biographer Edward Edwards, in his Anecdotes of Painters (1808), remarks on the effect of fashion in this area of art, and on Baker's high reputation in it, in his day. On the foundation of the Royal Academy John Baker was elected a member.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Baker Artist Royal Academy of Arts . 2022-07-29 . www.royalacademy.org.uk.