Our collection of paintings, which date from the early eighteenth to mid-twentieth century, reflects the role that the Taylorian’s academics, librarians, and benefactors have played in the development of European language study at Oxford.
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Miller, William. Sir Robert Taylor (1714-1788). c.1740-1810. Oil on canvas. 150 x 100cm. Taylor Institution Library Collection, University of Oxford.
Northcote, James. Reverend Robert Poole Finch (1724-1803). 1791. Oil on canvas. 300 x 175cm. Taylor Institution Library Collection, University of Oxford.
Moore, Ernest. Joseph Wright MA. 1926. Oil on canvas. 150 x 100cm. Taylor Institution Library Collection, University of Oxford.
Sauter, Georg. H. G. Fiedler (1862-1945). 1914. Oil on canvas. 200 x 150cm. Taylor Institution Library Collection, University of Oxford.
Sauter, Georg. F. Max. Muller. 20th century. Oil on canvas. 150 x 100cm. Taylor Institution Library, University of Oxford.
Darwin, Robin. Theodore Besterman. 1970. Oil on canvas. 90 x 70cm. Taylor Institution Library Collection, University of Oxford.
Artist Unknown. Henry Wellesley (1791-1866). Date unknown. Oil on canvas. Taylor Institution Library Collection, University of Oxford.
van Houten, Georges. Interior of a Bar. Early 20th century. Oil on canvas. 56 x 69.5cm. Taylor Institution Library Collection, University of Oxford.
Neopolitan School. The Meeting of Venus and Adonis. c. 1700. Oil on canvas. 175 x 200 cm. Taylor Institution Library, University of Oxford.
