(1806 - 1889)
(John) Frederick Tayler was born at Borehamwood, Hertfordshire; the son of a country land owner. He was a child when his father died. He was educated at Eton College and Harrow School, before studying art at Henry Sass’s School and the Royal Academy Schools. He later studied under Horace Vernet in Paris, sharing a studio with R. P. Bonington. He was elected a member of the Society of Painters in Water Colours in 1834 (exhibiting some 500 works there) and was President from 1858 to 1870. Queen Victoria purchased examples of his work from exhibitions of the Society (1838-41). He lived at various London addresses and spent two periods (1838 and 1887) living in Brighton. He was awarded the Légion d’honneur. He died in West Hamspstead, aged 83.
