Portrait of Brook Taylor (1685-1731) mb-height 5107 with building works in progress

with building works in progress

incorporating equestrian bas relief and sculpture

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View of buildings in Fetter Lane with figures and a horse-drawn cart in the street

Portrait of Brook Taylor (1685-1731) mb-height 5107 with building works in progressHead and shoulders portrait of Brook Taylor in a painted oval, wearing a shoulder length grey wig. Taylor is dressed in a light brown coat with prominent buttons, opened to show a yellow silk waistcoat brocaded in a floral design with silver and dark green, also open, and a white shirt and cravat. Artist unknown, possibly by studio of Hans Hysing (1678 1752 or 1753). Taylor was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1712. Original: oil on canvas,