Richard Whitaker
London, worked 1775
Mysterious individual. Reported in the London Gazette of 16.9.1775 as a ‘fugitive surrendured’ to the Fleet prison, ‘late of Barbadoes in the West Indies, victualler and musical instrument maker’. Work presently unknown. — John Dilworth
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| Type | Details | Auction house | Sold | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violin | Labelled Richard Whitaker, Musical Instrument Maker at The ... Lot 104 | Brompton’s | June 2020 | £360est. £ 300-500 |
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John Dilworth+
WHITAKER, Richard Worked circa. 1775 London UK. Mysterious individual. Reported in the London Gazette of 16.9.1775 as a ‘fugitive surrendured’ to the Fleet prison, ‘late of Barbadoes in the West Indies, victualler and musical instrument maker’. Work presently unknown. Richard Whitaker / Musical Instrument Maker / at the French Horn and Tabor / in Fleet Street no.185 / London [Hill Archive]
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