Keywords: EdwardDyke Died 1746 DunsterCastle Somerset.jpg en Edward II Dyke d 1746 of Pixton Somerset He married Margaret Trevelyan a daughter of Sir John Trevelyan 2nd Baronet 1670 “1755 of Nettlecombe in Somerset and widow of Alexander Luttrell 1705-1737 of Dunster Castle Edward inherited Holnicote Somerset and estates in Bampton Devon from his brother John Dyke d 1732 who died without progeny Edward died without progeny and bequeathed Pixton and Holnicote to his niece Elizabeth Dyke d 1753 whom he appointed his sole executor daughter and sole heiress of his brother Thomas Dyke d 1745 of Tetton Kingston St Mary Somerset The bequest stipulated that Elizabeth and her husband Sir Thomas Acland 7th Baronet 1722-1785 of Killerton in Devon and Petherton Park in Somerset should adopt the additional surname of Dyke Oil on canvas 77 5 x 64 8 cm Property of National Trust Collection of Dunster Castle Accession number 726088 Provenance donated 1981 to National Trust by Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Walter Fownes Luttrell of Dunster Castle http //www bbc co uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/edward-dyke-16881746-99766 Attributed to Thomas Hudson 1701 “1779 1741 Thomas Hudson painter Dunster Castle art collection PD-old-100 |