(May 7, 2011) This year the famous Rolls-Royce mascot, the Spirit of Ecstasy, marks its 100th anniversary. To celebrate this icon of motoring history, and its connections with the Montagu family, a new exhibition was unveiled on May 5 in the family home of Palace House located in the South of England.
Telling the intriguing story behind the mascot’s creation, this exhibition explores the connections between motoring pioneer, John Montagu, his friend, the British artist and sculptor, Charles Sykes, and John’s London-based secretary and mistress, Eleanor Thornton.