Portrait of Brook Taylor (1685-1731) Empe The fickle pumpkin may have

The fickle pumpkin may have proved a winner for Cinderella but it landed old Alfie Ayling in the pillory

He was most famous for his rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" sung in a distinctive high falsetto/vibrato voice

Corner has one lap to go in the Richard Seaman Memorial vintage trophy trace

The city walls are shown in red

White Street

Portrait of Brook Taylor (1685-1731) Empe The fickle pumpkin may haveHead and shoulders portrait of Brook Taylor in a painted oval, wearing a shoulder length grey wig. Taylor is dressed in a light brown coat with prominent buttons, opened to show a yellow silk waistcoat brocaded in a floral design with silver and dark green, also open, and a white shirt and cravat. Artist unknown, possibly by studio of Hans Hysing (1678 1752 or 1753). Taylor was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1712. Original: oil on canvas,