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Eleanor Velasco Thornton posing next to Montagu's Silver Ghost, circa 1911. On the bonnet is seen the Spirit of Ecstasy.. The Spirit of Ecstasy, also called Eleanor, Silver Lady, or Flying Lady, was designed by Sykes, a graduate of London's Royal College of Art, and carries with it a story about secret passion between Montagu, second Baron Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the ...
Nationality. English. Other names. Rilette (as illustrator) Occupation (s) sculptor, illustrator. Known for. designer, Spirit of Ecstasy. Charles Robinson Sykes (18 December 1875 – 6 June 1950) [1] was an English sculptor, best known for designing the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot which is used on Rolls-Royce cars.
Eleanor Velasco Thornton was the name adopted by Nelly Thornton, born at 18 Cottage Grove, Stockwell, London. Her father was Frederick Thornton, an Australian telegraph engineer; her mother was Sarah Ann Thornton. Despite stories that her mother was Spanish, possibly circulated due to her dark complexion, her mother's family were from humble ...
Rolls-Royce Spectre. The Rolls-Royce Wraith is a full-size ultra-luxury car / grand tourer manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and based on the chassis of the Rolls-Royce Ghost sedan which is also shared with the Rolls-Royce Dawn convertible. The Wraith shares its nameplate with the 1938 model by the original Rolls-Royce company .
Gold futures on Wednesday stood at $2,407 per ounce in midmorning trading. Costco's gold bars cost a bit less than that, if you can find them. As gold prices hover near record high, Citigroup sees ...
A legal representative for Nelly says he feels confident the "Hot in Herre" rapper's drug possession case "will go nowhere." (Amy Harris / Invision / Associated Press)
The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa (also known as Saint Teresa in Ecstasy; Italian: L'Estasi di Santa Teresa or Santa Teresa in estasi) is a sculptural altarpiece group in white marble set in an elevated aedicule in the Cornaro Chapel of the church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome. [ 1] It was designed and carved by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the ...
Many Americans were pleasantly surprised while watching the second night of the Republic National Convention on Tuesday night when West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice brought a special guest out on ...