Mrs. John Taylor, Thomas Gainsborough, circa 1778

Portrait circa 1778 of "mrs john taylor" (sarah skey, eldest daughter of samuel skey of spring grove, worcestershire), wife of john ii taylor (1738-1814) of bordesley hall, near birmingham, button manufacturer and co-founder of lloyds bank. By thomas gainsborough (1727-1788), national gallery of art, washington dc, andrew w. Mellon collection, no. 1937. 1. 100. Oil on canvas (oval): 76 x 64 cm (29 15/16 x 25 3/16 in. ) provenance, per national gallery of art catalogue entry: "painted for the sitter's husband, john taylor (1738-1814) of bordesley park and moseley hall, birmingham; by descent to george w. Taylor, pickenhall hall, swaffham, norfolk, who sold it sometime after 1903 (it was still in his possession when it was exhibited at birmingham). (trotti et cie. , paris). (m. Knoedler & co. , new york); purchased september 1905(?) by andrew w. Mellon, pittsburgh and washington, d. C.;deeded december 1934 to the a. W. Mellon educational and charitable trust, pittsburgh; gift 1937 to nga. Loans: loan collection of portraits, city museum and art gallery, birmingham, 1903, no. 27. ". Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1778. Dimensions: height: 76 cm (29.9 in); width: 64 cm (25.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: National Gallery of Art. MrsJohnTaylor ByThomasGainsborough circa1778 NGA Washington