Glyn Smith is first addition since 1920 to portraits commemorating staff at Erddig in Wrexham

A rare collection of portraits of domestic staff at a Welsh country house that spans more than 100 years has gained a modern addition with a striking photograph of its recently retired head gardener.

The collection at Erddig in Wrexham highlights a new appreciation of the back-breaking work carried out by servants and staff in the upstairs-downstairs world of country houses and stately homes. Kensington Palace recently hosted an exhibition of portraits of overlooked, and often overworked, back-room staff in royal households.

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