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Sir Henry Taylor

(1800-1886), Poet, essayist and civil servant

Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter in 10 portraits
Poet, essayist and civil servant; given an appointment in the Colonial Office, 1824, and advocated the melioration, as opposed to the abolition, of the slave trade. An acquaintance of Southey and Wordsworth, Taylor also pursued an active career as a poet.

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Sir Henry Taylor, by Lawrence Macdonald - NPG 2619

Sir Henry Taylor

by Lawrence Macdonald
marble bust, 1843
NPG 2619

Sir Henry Taylor, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG P2011(6)

Sir Henry Taylor

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen print, 1863
NPG P2011(6)

Sir Henry Taylor, by Julia Margaret Cameron - NPG P990

Sir Henry Taylor

by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1 June 1865
NPG P990

Sir Henry Taylor, by George Frederic Watts - NPG 1014

Sir Henry Taylor

by George Frederic Watts
oil on canvas, circa 1868-1870
NPG 1014

Sir Henry Taylor, by Oscar Gustav Rejlander - NPG x12982

Sir Henry Taylor

by Oscar Gustav Rejlander
albumen carte-de-visite, 1863
NPG x12982

Sir Henry Taylor, by Julia Margaret Cameron - NPG x18078

Sir Henry Taylor

by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen carte-de-visite on gold-edged mount, 1864
NPG x18078

Sir Henry Taylor, by Julia Margaret Cameron - NPG x18077

Sir Henry Taylor

by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen carte-de-visite on gold-edged mount, 1865
NPG x18077

Sir Henry Taylor, by Julia Margaret Cameron - NPG x18020

Sir Henry Taylor

by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1 June 1865
NPG x18020

Sir Henry Taylor, by Julia Margaret Cameron - NPG x18022

Sir Henry Taylor

by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1865
NPG x18022

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Sir Henry Taylor

by Julia Margaret Cameron
albumen print, 1865
NPG Ax68768

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