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Virtues - Wonder

Erection date: 25/11/1952

Augustus John as Neptune offers Alice in Wonderland gifts from the sea on his trident. To the left is a ship with a mermaid figurehead, holding hands with Alice, inviting her on new adventures.

The V&A hold another mosaic by Anrep, made in 1919, showing Augustus John and his family, but there is no image online.

 

Site: National Gallery - Anrep mosaics - Virtues (15 memorials)

WC2, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery - Staircase Hall - North Vestibule

See National Gallery - Anrep mosaics - Muses for general information about these mosaic floors.

The 1954 'Modern Virtues' is in a style very different from that of the earlier 'Muses' floor, with scenes depicted inside frames which carry each scene’s title. These panels appear to be laid on a mosaic floor with a geometric pattern, on which autumnal leaves have fallen – trompe l'oeil in mosaic.

This 'Modern Virtues' floor was gifted (which we take to mean funded) by Maud Russell and opened on 25 November 1952.

To avoid database clutter we have put the Creator links on just the page for the Anrep panel.

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This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Virtues - Wonder

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Augustus John

Augustus Edwin John was born Tenby, Pembrokeshire. Painter, draughtsman and e...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
Virtues - Wonder

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Virtues - Anrep

Virtues - Anrep

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Virtues - Compassion

Virtues - Compassion

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Virtues - Compromise

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Virtues - Curiosity

Virtues - Curiosity

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Virtues - Defiance

Virtues - Defiance

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