The Angel of Mottisfont
Boris Anrep (St Petersburg 1883 - London 1969)
Date
1946
Materials
Stone
Measurements
231 x 92 cm
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Mottisfont, Hampshire
NT 769159
Summary
Two panels of mosaics set into a wall; depicting an angel in a yellow robe standing next to a tree. Titled The Angel of Mottisfont by Boris Anrep (1883-1969).
Provenance
Commissioned by Maud Russell for Mottisfont Abbey and installed in 1946. Gifted by letter to the National Trust in July 1970.
Makers and roles
Boris Anrep (St Petersburg 1883 - London 1969), maker
References
Russell 2017: Emily Russell (ed.), A Constant Heart; The War Diaries of Maud Russell 1938-1945, Wimborne Minster, 2017, p.300