Painting of the West Front of Wells Cathedral
Wells Cathedral was built around 1175 and was the first English cathedral to be built in the new gothic style. By choosing to show just the central section of the...
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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...
Painting of Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey was once the wealthiest monastic house in England. When it was dissolved in 1539 its buildings were plundered and quickly became ruinous. George Arnald presents the abbey as...
Painting of Portishead 'B' Power Station
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...
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...
Painting of Farmer Budge
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...
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 the Sortie from Jellabad
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...
Painting of a man smoking a pipe
This is a rare oil painting by Alfred Leete. He tended to use watercolour and ink to produce satirical cartoons and humorous images. He is best known for designing the...
Painting of James Scarlett, Wine Merchant of Taunton
The Taunton Vale Hunt commissioned this portrait of James Scarlett as a mark of respect. James Scarlett started his career as a traveller in wine and spirits. He married Jane...