Mottisfont Abbey
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Mottisfont Abbey is a historical priory and country estate in Hampshire, England. Sheltered in the valley of the River Test, the property is now operated by the National Trust. 393,250 people visited
Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire
Mottisfont main building May 2023
Angel Mosaic by Boris Anrep
Mottisfont Abbey gardens
Rex Whistler
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Reginald John "Rex" Whistler was a British artist who painted murals and society portraits, and designed theatrical costumes. He was killed in action in Normandy in World War II. Whistler was the brot
Mottisfont Abbey
…Ian Fleming. She commissioned some of her artist and designer friends to embellish Mottisfont, always with an eye on its history, which fascinated her. Rex Whistler created the illusion of Gothic architecture in her salon (now known as the Whistler Room), a piece of trompe-l'œil painting that recalls the medieval…
Self-portrait, 1934
Medusa (1926), ink and watercolour
The Rex Prism at Salisbury Cathedral