Painting of St Mary's Church and Vicarage, Taunton
This Taunton Church was built in stone by 1180 and has been the town church since 1308. The Church and vicarage are shown from the northwest. The 50m high tower...
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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 Thomas Lyte (1568-1638)
The Lytes were Somerset gentry who had lived in the county at least since the 13th century. They created the beautiful manor house which survives at Lytes Cary. This portrait...
Painting of Thomas Pigott
Colonel Thomas Pigott became MP for Bridgwater in 1647. In the same year he married Florence Smyth a wealthy widow who lived at Ashton Court in North Somerset. In the...
Painting of an unidentified man
When this portrait was given to the Museum in 1975 it was believed to be of Sir Benjamin Hammet (1737-1800), MP for Taunton. However, the style suggests that it was...