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He wears Governors’ robes with a dark suit underneath, over a white shirt. A large gold signet ring is worn on the little finger of his left hand, and a pair of gold pince-nez are held in his right hand.
Judge John Francis Taylor paid for substantial repairs to the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall and purchased a handsome gold signet ring displaying the corporate arms which had been lost from the Company’s possession.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
York
Title
Judge John Francis Taylor
Date
c.1890
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 90 x W 75.5 cm (E)
Accession number
YORMA 258
Acquisition method
gift from the sitter's family, 1894
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
signed
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
Fossgate, York, North Yorkshire YO1 9XD England
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