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Eleanor Thornton with the original Spirit of Ecstasy in 1911. Eleanor Velasco Thornton (15 April 1880 – 30 December 1915) was an English actress and artist's model. Biography. Eleanor Velasco Thornton was the name adopted by Nelly Thornton, born at 18 Cottage Grove, Stockwell, London.
Eleanor Velasco Thornton (* 15. April 1880 in London als Nelly Thornton; † 30. Dezember 1915 im Mittelmeer) war eine britische High-Society -Angehörige und ein Kunstmodell. Sie war auch unter ihrem Spitznamen „Thorn“ (deutsch: Dorn) bekannt.
- Thornton, Eleanor Velasco (vollständiger Name); Thornton, Nelly; Thorn (Spitzname)
- britisches Modell
- 15. April 1880
- Thornton, Eleanor
10. Apr. 2024 · ELEANOR VELASCO THORNTON: 15 APRIL 1880 - 30 DECEMBER 1915. A brief overview of the life and career of Eleanor Velasco Thornton, born 15 April 1880; Secretary to both Claude Johnson and Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, muse of illustrator and sculptor Charles Sykes and the model for the marque’s iconic Spirit of Ecstasy mascot
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 automobile movement, and editor of The Car Illustrated magazine from 1902, and the model for the emblem, Eleanor Velasco Thornton.
12. Apr. 2024 · Eleanor Velasco Thornton was born on 15 April 1880 in Stockwell, south-west London. Little is known of her early life, although it is known that as the 20th Century began, she was working as the assistant to the General Secretary of the Automobile Club of Great Britain & Ireland (later the RAC) Claude Johnson. Claude would go on to be the business partner of The Hon Charles Stewart Rolls.
11. Apr. 2024 · Eleanor Velasco Thornton was born on 15 April 1880 in Stockwell, south-west London. Little is known of her early life, but at the dawn of the 20th Century she was working as assistant to the charismatic Claude Johnson, general secretary of the Automobile Club of Great Britain & Ireland (later the RAC) and soon-to-be business partner of Charles Stewart Rolls.
11. Apr. 2024 · Eleanor Velasco Thornton was born on 15 April in 1880 in Stockwell, south-west London. Little is known of her early life: what’s certain is that as the 20th Century opened, she was working as assistant to the ebullient and charismatic Claude Johnson, General Secretary of the Automobile Club of Great Britain & Ireland (later the RAC) and soon-to-be business partner of The Hon Charles Stewart ...
