| Method | Copper engraving with hand colouring |
| Artist | Isaac Taylor after D. Harris |
| Published | [Oxford, 1791] |
| Dimensions | Image 286 x 455 mm, Sheet 330 x 490 mm |
| Notes |
The image for the Oxford Almanack of 1791, featuring a view of the then new library at Oriel college. Isaac Taylor (1730-1807) was an English engraver. Born in Worcester, he moved to London in around 1752. He worked at a silversmith's before working for the cartographer Thomas Jefferys. He married Jefferys' niece Sarah in 1754. He produced a number of plates for the Gentleman's Magazine, William Owen Pughe's Dictionary and Andrew Tooke's Pantheon. In 1765, Taylor was admitted a fellow of the Society of Artists, and in 1774 was appointed secretary. Between 1770 and 1776 Taylor moved between premises in Holborn and Chancery Lane. His friends included Thomas Bewick, David Garrick, Oliver Goldsmith, Francesco Bartolozzi, Richard Smirke, and Henry Fuseli. In 1780 Taylor retired to Edmonton where he died in 1807. Petter, Helen Mary. The Oxford Almanacks. Oxford. At the Clarendon Press. 1974. p75. Condition: Trimmed and missing calendar. Time toning to sheet. Creasing to sheet. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £150.00 |
| Stock ID | 52871 |