Syr Thomas Mansel o Fargam a'i wraig, Jane

Sir Thomas Mansel a'i wraig, Jane

Yr Ysgol Brydeinig (17eg ganrif)
Syr Thomas Mansel (1556–1631) a'i wraig, Jane, y Fonesig Mansel
Olew ar gynfas, 121 × 125 cm
Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd

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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JAMES CARTLEDGE
13 Ebrill 2022, 16:03
Hi I've been researching my family history and on my mother side I've found my 9th great grandfather was Thomas Mansell 1st baron mansell of margam., born 1667-1723. Also Thomas mansel talbot is my 1st cousin 8 x removed 1747-1813 , who I believe the town of port Talbot is named after. Very pleased to have discovered my south Wales family links. Regards from jim.
Staff Amgueddfa Cymru
14 Gorffennaf 2021, 11:49

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.

Barbara Koch
19 Mehefin 2021, 13:27
How did the Penrice branch of the family prosper in the following centuries?

How did Sir Thomas Mansel of Margam become the head of one of the wealthiest families in south Wales?
Jennifer Dudley Staff Amgueddfa Cymru
19 Mai 2021, 11:30

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)

V. Thomas
21 Mawrth 2021, 22:59
This website does not say where this portrait can be seen, nor where the other Mansel portrait or portraits are. (eg one with their daughter). I would love to know having seen both in a recent television programme on Welsh art.
I would be grateful for your help.
Elissa
25 Tachwedd 2017, 01:00
Love this but can't see the comments about Jane (Jane or Jane's dress) because they are cut off. I'm using a laptop.