John Baker (artist)

John Baker RA
Born	1726
Died	30 April 1771
Known for	Flower painting
Elected	Royal Academy of Arts

John Baker RA (1726 – 30 April 1771) was an English flowerpainter.

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.

References

• Myrone, Martin. "Baker, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/1127. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.). The first edition of this text is available at Wikisource: "Baker, John (d.1771)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.

External links

• 1 artwork by or after John Baker at the Art UK site
• Profile on the Royal Academy site