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ANREP, BORIS *#
- Born: 1883 Died: 1969
Russian-born mosaic artist, who settled in London. Boris Anrep was one of the first mosaicists of modern times to design his own cartoons as well as to execute them. Among his most important works are the mosaic floors of the three vestibules and half-way landing of the entrance hall at the National Gallery, London, carried out between 1928 and 1952.(1) In Ireland he designed and executed the mosaics for the chapels of St Patrick (1948) and St Ann (1954) in Mullingar Cathedral.
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(1) Information about Anrep is taken from the pamphlet An Introduction to Boris Anrep's Mosaics at the National Gallery, London (National Gallery, 1993).
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Building: | CO. WESTMEATH, MULLINGAR, CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE KING (RC) |
Date: | 1948;1954 |
Nature: | Mosaics in chapels of St Patrick & St Anne |
Refs: | Mullingar Cathedral: a guide (n.d.); Christine Casey & Alistair Rowan, The Buildings of Ireland: North Leinster (1993), 418 |