Bayly, John Abraham
John Abraham Bayly (c. 1730 - c. 1794) was an English engraver. Born around 1730, Bayly apprenticed with Thophilus Spendelow on October 16, 1745. After Spendelow died, Bayly finished his apprenticeship with his widow Hannah, which ended on December 3rd, 1755. He was jailed in Ludgate Prison for debt on September 25, 1761 and was most likely the John Bayly who testified as the principal witness in a forgery trial on October 17th 1783.
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