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John Tayloe I (1687-1747)
Artist: Unknown
Date: probably 1715-1730
John Tayloe was the son of William Tayloe and Anne Corbin Tayloe. He married Elizabeth Gwynne. He lived at Mount Airy Plantation.
Dimensions: 28 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (71.76 x 61.6 cm.)
The subject wears a white wig with a ponytail over his right shoulder and a black jacket. He appears inside a painted oval frame.
Family: Tayloe
Location: Mount Airy Plantation
Credits: Private collection, MESDA Object Database, record S-4300, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), Winston-Salem, NC.