Painting of William Kingston (1765-1831)
William Kingston was a farmer in Ditcheat in Somerset who was known for his great strength. He was born without arms and used his feet and mouth to carry out...
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Painting of William Bidgood
William Bidgood served as Curator of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society from 1862 until his death in 1900. Natural history was Bidgoodês chief interest, but he contributed to...
Painting of a man castrating a bull
Rachel Reckitt lived and worked in West Somerset. However, she also travelled extensively in Europe. Many of the works Reckitt produced were influenced by her journeys in France, Spain, Ireland,...
Painting of Jane Tynte
Jane Tynte belonged to a wealthy Somerset family. She was the daughter of Sir Nicholas Halswell who became MP for Bridgwater in 1603. She was married to John Tynte...
Painting of Cheddon Fitzpaine Church
Harry Frier painted this view of Cheddon Fitzpaine Church in 1885. He lived and worked in Taunton for over 40 years, producing hundreds of paintings of Somerset buildings and local...
Painting of Lady Gass
Lady Gass has served the county in many ways. Most recently she has acted as Somersetês Lord Lieutenant, the monarchês representative in the county. This portrait was painted by Hans...
Painting of the Ducal Palace and Piazetta, Venice
This was the home of the Doge, the chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice from 700-1797. The details of the building-work are minutely-observed by Edward William Cooke....
Painting of Taunton Castle
Harry Frier painted this view of Taunton Castle Courtyard between 1880-1905. He lived and worked in Taunton for over 40 years, producing hundreds of paintings of Somerset buildings and local...
Carving entitled 'Family I'
Ernst Blensdorf carved Family I in the studio of his family home Gladenê (Norwegian for joyê) in Bruton. Positive images of families recurred in his work at this time. The...
Painting entitled 'Oyster Dredgers at Porlock Weir'
These three boats are dredging for oysters near the shore at Porlock Weir. Look closely at the nearest sloop and you can see the drag nets used to gather oysters....