Edith Sitwell reads a book while blithely crossing a chasm on a bridge made of a single branch. She is being met by two of the four winds...
Wrapped in floating fabric the beautiful Maud Russell looks at us, unaware that over her shoulder the eyes of the jester jingle stick are...
Lord Rutherford wears a coronet - he had been raised to the peerage in 1931. Around the bust are symbols of his laboratory work in atomic...
In a formal garden Margot Fonteyn sits demurely listening to Edward Sackville-West playing a harpsichord. A female statue behind holds a ...
Fred Hoyle became known for his original, even controversial, approach to his topic. Here, to observe the glittering, swirling, celestial...
The NG leaflet, referring to Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, has "Unknown sitter" and this is supported by a caption on a photo of the...
Diana Mitford as Polyhymnia the muse of sacred poetry. At the time the mosaic was made Diana's fascist leanings were possibly not yet app...
Mary Hutchinson as Erato the muse of lyric poetry. Note the owl behind her.
Greta Garbo, as Melpomene the muse of tragedy, raises a wreath in her left hand, and has a tragic mask near her right hand.
Maria Volkova as Urania the muse of astronomy.
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