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| Keywords: The Mansels of Margam Abbey were one of the wealthiest families in south Wales. Sir Thomas (1556-1631) was MP for Glamorgan. He was prominent at the Court of James I. He is shown here with his second wife, Jane. Double portraits were common in seventeenth-century portraiture, but it is unusual to see a tender gesture such as holding hands. Lady Jane holds a marigold in her other hand, which presumably refers to their daughter Mary, who appeared with her parents in another related picture. The Mansels' clothes suggest wealth and the taste of a slightly older couple - the large, falling ruffs were more common in the previous decade. This is an accomplished portrait, probably painted in a London workshop. The Mansels of Margam Abbey were one of the wealthiest families in south Wales. Sir Thomas (1556-1631) was MP for Glamorgan. He was prominent at the Court of James I. He is shown here with his second wife, Jane. Double portraits were common in seventeenth-century portraiture, but it is unusual to see a tender gesture such as holding hands. Lady Jane holds a marigold in her other hand, which presumably refers to their daughter Mary, who appeared with her parents in another related picture. The Mansels' clothes suggest wealth and the taste of a slightly older couple - the large, falling ruffs were more common in the previous decade. This is an accomplished portrait, probably painted in a London workshop. | ||||
