Painting of the Bean/Lucas family
Reginald Henry Bean is shown with his wife Emma Lucas and three children Anna Louisa, John Rodbard and Henry Lucas. Emma was the daughter of John Robert Lucas who founded...
Reginald Henry Bean is shown with his wife Emma Lucas and three children Anna Louisa, John Rodbard and Henry Lucas. Emma was the daughter of John Robert Lucas who founded...
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...
John Piper took inspiration from Somersetês remarkable medieval architecture. He painted and made prints of many of the countyês churches. This screenprint is of the magnificent tower at Huish Episcopi....
In this carefully posed portrait, Farmer Edward Budge looks proudly at the viewer. He lived at Haselbury Park Farm where he farmed 350 acres mostly as the tenant of Lord...
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...
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...
Commissioned by the Central Electricity Generating Board, this is one of a number of architectural views by Tristram Hillier. Although the power station was operational in 1956, when Hillier painted...
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...
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...
This painting depicts the Siege of Jellalabad, an important battle that took place in the First Afghan War (1838-1842). The soldiers wearing red tunics are members of the 13th Light...