2014
SU3227 : Mottisfont Abbey - the saloon
taken 10 years ago, near to Mottisfont, Hampshire, England
Mottisfont Abbey - the saloon
Mrs Russell collected and supported the work of many artists. Just before war broke out in 1939, she transformed the original entrance hall of Mottisfont into a grand saloon, commissioning artist and writer Rex Whistler to paint it in Gothic trompe-l’oeil style.
This extraordinary room was his last and finest piece before he was killed on active service in France.
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