Erection date: 25/11/1952
{On the tablet:} E=mc2
Oddly, in this water-side scene, T. S. Eliot is not sitting in the elaborate classically-styled seat; rather he seems to be crouched behind, with a pipe in his right hand, studying Einstein's Theory of Relativity. In front of him a seated woman raises a towel to welcome a naked girl emerging from the water, who has also been noticed by Nessie, swimming in the same lake, which we now know is Loch Ness.
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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