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Fine Plumbago Portrait by John Taylor, Circa 1770
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Fine Plumbago Portrait by John Taylor, Circa 1770

18th century
Description

This attractive and finely drawn half-length portrait shows an elegantly poised lady seated with her arms resting on a table. A lightly patterned shawl is loosely draped over her arms and her hair is upswept with flyaway curls on top. A later inscription on the reverse names the lady as Mrs Richardson.

Finely drawn in plumbago on vellum, the portrait resides in a traditional turned wood frame. Circa 1770-1780.

The son of a London customs officer, John Taylor studied at St Martin’s Lane Academy before moving to Oxford where he forged a career painting portraits of the undergraduates and academics. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution between 1780 and 1838. Affectionately known as ‘Old Taylor’, he was in his 99th year when he died.

Framed Size: 175 x 148mm

Physical Dimensions
Height
17.5cm (6.89")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Declaration

Wigs on the Green has dated this Georgian Plumbago Portrait Drawing to the Georgian era.

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This attractive and finely drawn half-length portrait shows an elegantly poised lady seated with her arms resting on a table.
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A lightly patterned shawl is loosely draped over her arms and her hair is upswept with flyaway curls on top.
Wigs on the Green

A later inscription on the reverse names the lady as Mrs Richardson.

fig 1. An 18th-century oval monochrome plumbago portrait drawing of a woman, housed in a dark turned wooden frame.
fig 1. Fine Plumbago Portrait by John Taylor, Circa 1770

Finely drawn in plumbago on vellum, the portrait resides in a traditional turned wood frame. Circa 1770-1780.

The son of a London customs officer, John Taylor studied at St Martin’s Lane Academy before moving to Oxford where he forged a career painting portraits of the undergraduates and academics. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and the British Institution between 1780 and 1838. Affectionately known as ‘Old Taylor’, he was in his 99th year when he died.

Framed Size: 175 x 148mm

Height
17.5cm (6.89")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Date of Manufacture

Wigs on the Green has dated this Georgian Plumbago Portrait Drawing to the Georgian era.

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SA1213348
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7670
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An 18th-century oval monochrome plumbago portrait drawing of a woman, housed in a dark turned wooden frame.
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Archive I An 18th-century oval monochrome plumbago portrait drawing of a woman, housed in a dark turned wooden frame.

Fine Plumbago Portrait by John Taylor, Circa 1770

Archive II An 18th-century oval monochrome plumbago portrait drawing of a woman, housed in a dark turned wooden frame. View II
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An 18th-century oval monochrome plumbago portrait drawing of a woman, housed in a dark turned wooden frame.
Fine Plumbago Portrait by John Taylor, circa 1770
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An 18th-century oval monochrome plumbago portrait drawing of a woman, housed in a dark turned wooden frame.
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A plumbago portrait is a monochrome drawing created using fine graphite or lead pencil, a technique that gained significant popularity in Britain and Europe during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

These portraits were drawn on vellum, parchment, or paper using natural graphite, often presented inside turned fruitwood, ebonised, or gilt oval frames under protective glass.

Authentic eighteenth-century drawings display continuous hand-drawn pencil strokes under magnification rather than mechanical dot matrices, accompanied by natural age-related toning of the paper and period-appropriate framing construction.

Small oval portrait drawings can be hung in vertical groupings on narrow wall spaces, displayed on wooden bookshelves, or layered within a gallery wall alongside complementary artwork.

To prevent fading and paper degradation, display the artwork away from direct sunlight and moisture, maintaining stable humidity levels and utilizing UV-protective glass.
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