William Ladd Taylor
Narrative illustrator of 19th-century American life
William Ladd Taylor was an American illustrator. William Ladd Taylor was born at Grafton, Massachusetts on December 10, 1854. He studied art in Boston and New York, and in Paris under Boulanger and Lefebvre in 1884–85. His drawings, many of which first appeared in magazines, are essentially narrative in type and show keen understanding of human nature, with careful, historical accuracy. He published several volumes of his work which contained illustrations of the nineteenth century in New England, the pioneer West, Longfellow, the Psalms, old songs, American life, American literature, and the Old Testament. He married Mary Alice Fitz in 1888. His work was featured in the magazine the Ladies Home Journal, from 1895; the office also exhibited his oils and water-colours and sold reproductions of these.
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Artworks by this artist
- In January 1888
- In May 1888
- Young girl wearing a dress, standing in front of curtains 1888
- In August 1888
- In November 1888
- Mother sitting in a chair, sewing 1888
- In July 1888
- Baby-sleep 1888
- In March 1888
- In December 1888
- In April 1888
- Baby’s Lullaby Book – cover 1888
- In September 1888
- In June 1888
- In October 1888
- In February 1888