Syr Thomas Mansel o Fargam a'i wraig, Jane
Dyma bortread dwbl, gyda llun tri-chwarter o Syr Thomas Mansel o Fargam, aelod o un o deuluoedd mwyaf cefnog y de ar y pryd.
Fe wnaeth teulu'r Mansel o Oxwich ei ffortiwn ar ôl buddsoddi mewn tiroedd mynachaidd yn sgil Deddf Diddymu'r Mynachlogydd Harri VIII. Roedd Syr Thomas yn Aelod Seneddol dros Forgannwg. Etifeddodd gartref y teulu ym 1595, a adeiladwyd ar safle Abaty Margam, ger Castell-nedd.
Yn ystod dau ddegawd cyntaf yr ail ganrif ar bymtheg, fe wnaeth y genhedlaeth hon o'r teulu gomisiynu sawl portread yn y ffurf herodrol ffurfiol, fel y portread hwn. Nid cyfleu personoliaeth yr unigolyn oedd nod portreadau fel hyn, ond arddangos cyfoeth a statws cymdeithasol y teulu yn gyhoeddus.
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Dear Barbara, Many thanks for your interest in Thomas Mansel and his family. On our website you can find the following resource which gives a fuller history of the Mansel family of Margam and how they became wealthy, and situates the portrait in its wider historical context. You can find it here.
How did Sir Thomas Mansel of Margam become the head of one of the wealthiest families in south Wales?
Thank you for your comment. This work is part of National Museum Wales' collection and is currently on display in Gallery 5 of National Museum Cardiff. Sadly, this gallery remains temporarily closed for now.
I believe the other work you are referring to is the Mansel Triple Portrait of c.1605, recently featured on the BBC documentary The Story of Welsh Art. I'm afraid I do not know which collection the triple portrait belongs to.
Best wishes,
Jennifer Dudley
(Curator: Art Collections Management and Access, NMW)
I would be grateful for your help.