Rex Whistler's great mural in the Dining Room at Plas Newydd, Anglesey, painted between 1936 and 1938, depicts the dramatic landscape of Snowdonia in a vast 'capriccio', an architectural fantasy encompassing elements of the mountains, sea and mythology. This detail shows the crown and trident of Neptune, god of the sea, and his footsteps entering the room.
On completion, this mural was his most ambitious interior to date. At the other end of the mural (not visible here), Whistler included a young man sweeping up rose petals. This is a self-portrait, his last one before he was killed in action a few years later at Normandy.
All of these pictures are usually on display, but at present with the current lockdown, sadly you can’t visit our houses. When they are safe to open again, please check the individual property webpage before booking your visit.