other info.other links.. my name is sir thomas mansel and pictured with me is my second wife jane....
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Other info.Other links.
My name is Sir Thomas Mansel and pictured with me is my second wife Jane. We live in Margam, near Swansea, but we also have a house in Golden Square, Soho, London. Our home in Swansea is on the estate formerly belonging to Margam Abbey. We are one of the wealthiest families in South Wales. I am the MP for Glamorgan. I have interests in coal and the docks at Swansea.
I am the first son of Sir Edward Mansel of Margam, and his wife Jane Somerset. My grandfather was Sir Rhys Mansel.My wife’s father was Thomas Pole of Bishop hall, Middlesex.
During my early twenties I travelled abroad and spent some time in Italy. In 1597 I was elected knight for Glamorganshire
I paid the artist to paint the double portrait. It will remind our family and our guests that we are an important and wealthy family.
This is a
double portrait
which shows a
¾ length view
of Mansel and
his wife.
Why do you think the decision
was made to paint a ¾ length
portrait?
This is a
double portrait
which shows a
¾ length view
of Mansel and
his wife.
The purpose of this portrait is not to show the personality of the sitters but rather their social status and family wealth.
How do you think this has been done?
The purpose of this portrait is not to show the personality of the sitters but rather their social status and family wealth.
How do you think this has been done?
Do you think
that they are
comfortable?
The purpose of this portrait is not to show the personality of the sitters but rather their social status and family wealth.
How do you think this has been done?
Do you think
that they are
comfortable?
Do you
think that
they are
happy?
The purpose of this portrait is not to show the personality of the sitters but rather their social status and family wealth.
How do you think this has been done?
Do you think
that they are
comfortable?
Do you
think that
they are
happy?
How do you think that they feel
about each other?
The purpose of this portrait is not to show the personality of the sitters but rather their social status and family wealth.
How do you think this has been done?
Do you think
that they are
comfortable?
Do you
think that
they are
happy?
How do you think that they feel
about each other?
What is the
backgroun
d of the
painting
like?
The purpose of this portrait is not to show the personality of the sitters but rather their social status and family wealth.
How do you think this has been done?
Do you think
that they are
comfortable?
Do you
think that
they are
happy?
How do you think that they feel
about each other?
What is the
backgroun
d of the
painting
like?
Why do you think that they
chose a background like
this?
Click on different parts of the picture to find out more.
How would you describe their expressions?
How would you describe their expressions?
What do you think they are
thinking about?
How would you describe their expressions?
Would you expect a husband and wife to look at each other, or to show some feeling, if they had
their portrait painted today?
What do you think they are
thinking about?
How would you describe their expressions?
Would you expect a husband and wife to look at each other, or to show some feeling, if they had
their portrait painted today?
What do you think they are
thinking about?
Their skin is very pale, like porcelain. There are no
wrinkles at all even though the subjects of the portrait are not particularly young.
Do you think that the artist has
been successful in making them look important and wealthy?
What materials were used to make their clothes?
Do you think that the artist has
been successful in making them look important and wealthy?
What materials were used to make their clothes?
Do you think that the artist has
been successful in making them look important and wealthy?
Do you think that their
clothes were comfortable?
What type of flower is Jane holding in her
right hand?
The marigold is a symbol of grief. It may have been painted to
indicate the death of Jane’s first husband, John Bussy or it may represent their daughter, Mary.
What type of flower is Jane holding in her
right hand?
My wife and I would spend some time apart
when I went to London to attend Parliament.Choose to be either
myself or Jane and write a letter to the other
person describing what has been happening
either at home in Wales or in London.
Remember that we are very wealthy and would
have led a very privileged life and enjoyed many
fine things. To find out more about the lives of the rich in Tudor and Stuart times click the links opposite.
When we had this portrait painted we wanted
everybody to know that we were important and
wealthy.
Make a portrait of a person in Tudor and Stuart style clothing.
Decorate it with collage materials. The materials that you use should show
the importance of the subject. Also think about any props that the they
should hold.
To find out more about Tudor and Stuart costumes click the links below. Tudor Costume
Tudor Clothes and Fashion
Can you remember exactly what our
portrait looked like?
Open the Mansel Jigsaw Smart Notebook file
(manseljigsaw.notebook) and try to complete the portrait by putting
the correct jigsaw pieces into the correct
positions.
Take a picture of our portrait in your mind
before you start.
Good luck! Mansel Jigsaw Notebook
The National Museum of Wales Website
The Tomb of Sir Thomas Mansel and His Two Wives
Beauty in the Seventeenth Century
About the painting –
Date painted: 1625Media: oil on canvasSize: 121.0 x 125.0 cmAcquired in: 1954; Purchased.
The painter of the Mansel portrait is unknown. It is often assumed that families with strong court connections, such as the Mansels, were painted in London, but it is quite possible that specialist painters were summoned from London to Wales, or that a local painter was commissioned to work in the style of the court
