Collected images

Scope and Content

These folders contain the following:

Images of Tom Taylor:

Artistic and photographic portraits of Tom Taylor. Notable materials include:

  • Print of etchings of Tom Taylor, Robert B. Brough and Michael William Balfe, uncredited and undated.
  • Small colour painting of Tom Taylor by Alfred Bryan, undated.
  • Copy of a painting presented to the Sunderland Subscription Library by Laura Taylor after Tom's death, dated 1880.
  • Small black and white photograph of Taylor in his later years, signed by him on reverse. Undated.

Portraits of others:

Postcards and photographs of friends and actors, including Ellen Terry, Charles Reade, Tom Heslewood and Henry Irving. Most are inscribed on reverse. Dated items range from 1871 - 1882.

Images of Lavender Sweep:

Photographs of both the exterior and interior of Lavender Sweep, Tom Taylor's home in Wandsworth, London.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Two items are stored seperately with outsize items due to their size:

  • Large black and white promotional photograph for All That Thou Hast.
  • Large black and white promotional photograph for The Sign of the Cross.