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Aaron staying the plague. I. Taylor after I. Taylor junior, 1815.

A young man stands in front of an older couple with his hands extended. Etching and engraving by Isaac Taylor after himself, 1778.

A woman is sitting at a desk in a library, writing. Engraving by I. Taylor after himself.

A woman with an extremely high wig seated next to a male companion; they both watch a young man who appears to be acting. Engraving by I. Taylor, 1778, after himself.

Excerpt from Lavater's essays on physiognomy. Engravings and letterpress, 1791.

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Taylor, Isaac, 1730-1807

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A woman with an extremely high wig seated next to a male companion; they both watch a young man who appears to be acting. Engraving by I. Taylor, 1778, after himself.

Excerpt from Lavater's essays on physiognomy. Engravings and letterpress, 1791.

A woman is sitting at a desk in a library, writing. Engraving by I. Taylor after himself.

Aaron staying the plague. I. Taylor after I. Taylor junior, 1815.

A young man stands in front of an older couple with his hands extended. Etching and engraving by Isaac Taylor after himself, 1778.