Taylor Institution, University of Oxford

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The Taylor Institution is the University of Oxford’s centre for teaching and research in medieval and modern European languages other than English. It was established in 1845 following the bequest of the sculptor and architect Sir Robert Taylor (1714–1788). It occupies the east wing of the handsome neoclassical building designed by Charles R. Cockerell (1788–1863) and erected between 1841 and 1844 to house the Institution and the Randolph Galleries (now the Ashmolean Museum). In the 1930s the building was extended along St Giles’ to the designs of Thomas Harold Hughes (1888–1949). The Taylor Institution Library has claims to be the largest separate collection in modern languages in the UK with some 600,000 volumes in its holdings. The paintings housed in the Institution and its library are mainly portraits of individuals connected with its history and donated by benefactors in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Library’s website with further information and a virtual tour is at http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/taylor.

Access for researchers to view the paintings is by appointment only. Please contact tay-enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

St Giles', Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3NA England

tay.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk

01865 278158

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Artworks

  • Theodore Besterman
    Theodore Besterman Robin Darwin (1910–1974)
    Taylor Institution, University of Oxford
  • The Meeting of Venus and Adonis
    The Meeting of Venus and Adonis Luca Giordano (1634–1705) (follower of)
    Taylor Institution, University of Oxford
  • Sir Robert Taylor (1714–1788), Architect of the Bank of England, Founder of the Taylor Institution
    Sir Robert Taylor (1714–1788), Architect of the Bank of England, Founder of the Taylor Institution William Miller (c.1740–c.1810) (possibly after)
    Taylor Institution, University of Oxford
  • H. G. Fiedler (1862–1945), Professor of German (1907–1937)
    H. G. Fiedler (1862–1945), Professor of German (1907–1937) Georg Sauter (1866–1937)
    Taylor Institution, University of Oxford
  • Interior of a Bar
    Interior of a Bar Georges van Houten (1888–1964)
    Taylor Institution, University of Oxford
  • Joseph Wright, MA, Hon. FLitt., Professor of Comparative Philology (1901–1924), Honorary Secretary to the Curators (1908–1926)
    Joseph Wright, MA, Hon. FLitt., Professor of Comparative Philology (1901–1924), Honorary Secretary to the Curators (1908–1926) Ernest Moore (1865–1940)
    Taylor Institution, University of Oxford
  • F. Max. Muller, Professor of Modern European Languages (1854–1868), Professor of Comparative Philology (1868–1900)
    F. Max. Muller, Professor of Modern European Languages (1854–1868), Professor of Comparative Philology (1868–1900) Georg Sauter (1866–1937)
    Taylor Institution, University of Oxford
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Artists

  • Mr Robert Innes, Treasurer of Trinity House (1734–1773)
    William Miller (c.1740–c.1810)
  • Fic-Foc
    Georges van Houten (1888–1964)
  • The Dispute
    Georg Sauter (1866–1937)
  • Ice Hockey at the Empress Hall
    Robin Darwin (1910–1974)
  • The Triumph of David
    Luca Giordano (1634–1705)
  • James Northcote (1746–1831)
  • Sir Arthur Hall (1866–1951), KT, MD
    Ernest Moore (1865–1940)
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