Sir Robert Taylor JP (1714 – 27 September 1788) was an English architect and sculptor who worked in London and the south of England.

Born at Woodford, Essex, Taylor followed in his father's footsteps and started working as a stonemason and sculptor, spending time as a pupil of Sir Henry Cheere.

[1] Despite some important commissions, including a bust of London merchant Christopher Emmott (died 1745) today held in the church of St Bartholomew, Colne, Lancashire,[2] and another of William Phipps (died 1748), now in the parish church of Westbury, Wiltshire,[3] he enjoyed little success and turned instead to architecture.

His pupils included John Nash, Samuel Pepys Cockerell, George Byfield and William Pilkington.

[4][5] Sir Robert served as a vice president on the board of the Foundling Hospital, a prominent charity dedicated to the welfare of London's abandoned children.