Mottisfont Abbey

[poliphilo]

Tudor mansion, Georgian makeover- with a medieval priory buried inside. The interiors are 1930s pompous- lots of fake marble- with the exception of a room painted in trompe l'oeil by the witty and wonderful Rex Whistler- the last country house job he undertook before going off to be killed in Normandy.

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[puddleshark.livejournal.com]

I do mean to make it to Mottisfont one day to see the Whistler trompe l'oeil. Have you seen the mural he painted at Plas Newydd on Anglesey? It's a marvel.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

No, I've never been to Anglesey- but I know that scheme from reproductions (and TV)

I adore Whistler.