Faces of Wales Gallery

Richard Wilson

Enjoy a journey through five hundred years of Welsh history. This gallery introduces you to the most fascinating ‘faces of Wales’, including faces from the world of politics, the theatre, sports and literature — all men and women who in their time changed the face of Wales. Click on the thumbnails below to discover an astonishing range of artists, some as world-famous as Augustus John and Hogarth, others who will be a revelation to you.

Faces of Wales

William Goscombe John (1860-1952)
Gwen John (1876-1939)
Adelina Patti (1843-1919)
Sir Charles Morgan (1760-1846) at the Castleton ploughing competition
Louisa Rolls, Mrs Vaughan (d. 1853)
Reverend Christmas Evans (1766-1838)
Richard Llwyd, 'Bard of Snowdon' (1752-1835)
Thomas Assheton-Smith (1752-1828)
Thomas Johnes of Hafod (1748-1816)
Thomas Barker (1769-1847) 'Barker of Bath' - Self Portrait
Mary Evans, Mrs Fryer Todd (1770-1843)
Thomas Jones (1742-1803) and his Family
Thomas Williams (1737-1802)
The Blind Harpist, John Parry (1710-1782)
Thomas Pennant (1726-1798)
Henry Knight of Tythegston (1738-1772) with his Children
Sir Watkin Williams Wynn (1749-1789), Thomas Apperley and Captain Edward Hamilton
Richard Wilson (1712/13-1782)
The Jones Family Conversation Piece
Reverend John Owen (1616-1683)
Edward Herbert, lst Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1581/3-1648)
Sir Thomas Hanmer (1612-1678)
Sir Thomas Mansel and his wife, Jane
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1507-1570)
Katheryn of Berain, 'The Mother of Wales' (1534-1591)

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