A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851
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Surname
Blake
Alternative Surname
First Name
John
Initial of Surname
B
Year of Birth/Baptism
Flourished
1704
Year of Death
Biographical Details
John (or perhaps Robert, son of John) Blake became free of the Masons’ Company by service with Thomas Wise II on 14 June 1704 (Masons’ Co Freemen, fol 4). About 1740 he, or another mason with the same name, was recorded as a member of the London Masons’ Company living in Winchester (Masons Co, Assistants).
Literary References: Webb 1999, 4
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