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Taylor White Collection

  • CA RBD MSG BW002
  • Collection
  • 1736-1759

The Taylor White Collection is comprised of 938 watercolour paintings of mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles. White, a British jurist, commissioned various artists of the day (including Charles Collins, Peter Paillou, Jacob Van Huysum, George Edwards, and Eleazar Albin) to paint these animal portraits from live and dead specimens brought back to England from around the world. Many of the paintings are accompanied by loose-leaf manuscript notes, written mainly by White in Latin, providing further information about the animal; transcriptions and English translations of these notes have been provided within the record for each painting.

White, Taylor, 1701-1772

Roach

Drawing of a Common Roach from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Europe and Western Asia.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Goldfish

Drawing of a Goldfish from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Worldwide in captivity.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Pike

Drawing of a Northern Pike from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: Freshwaters of Europe, Asia, and North America.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Herring

Drawing of an Atlantic Herring from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the North Atlantic.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Samples or parr

Drawing of an immature Atlantic Salmon from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: The North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, and the North Sea.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Smelt

Drawing of a European Smelt from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: The North Atlantic, the Baltic Sea, and the North Sea.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Perch?

Drawing of a Sculpin from a 18th century specimen. Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Lump fish

Drawing of an Lumpfish from a 18th century specimen. Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

Turbot

Drawing of an Turbot from a 18th century specimen [modern geographical distribution: the Northeast Atlantic.] Attributed to Peter Paillou.

Paillou, Peter, approximately 1720-approximately 1790

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