{"title":"Sykes, Charles Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Robinson Sykes (1875-1950)\u003c\/strong\u003e was an English sculptor, best known for designing the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot which is used on Rolls-Royce cars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSykes was born in 1875 in Brotton, in present-day Redcar and Cleveland, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Spirit of Ecstasy, also called \"Emily\", \"Silver Lady\" or \"Flying Lady\", carries with it a story about a secret passion between John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu (second Lord Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the automobile movement, and editor of The Car magazine from 1902) and his secret love and the model for the emblem, Eleanor Velasco Thornton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSykes was commissioned by Lord Montagu to make a special mascot for his 1909 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. Sykes produced a small statue of a young woman in fluttering robes with a forefinger to her lips. It was named \"The Whisper\" and is to this day unique to the Montagu family's Rolls-Royces. The statue is displayed at the National Motor Museum in Beaulieu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSykes was also an illustrator under the pseudonym 'Rilette'. His work appeared on the cover of many issues of the magazine Woman published by Hutchinson and he designed many advertisements, especially for de Reszke cigarettes.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sykes-charles-robinson-1875-1950-the-car-14th-december-1904","title":"Sykes, Charles Robinson (1875-1950) - The Car 14th December 1904","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis image is the cover illustration by Charles Robinson Sykes for the Christmas edition of The Car magazine from 14th December 1904.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download features 1 hi-res image, in jpeg format, that is 600dpi and 3784 pixels wide by 5768 pixels tall. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pictures are out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use them in whatever way you’d like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca title=\"Charles Robinson Sykes\" href=\"https:\/\/publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/sykes-charles-robinson\"\u003eCharles Robinson Sykes\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52689806852426,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Sykes_CharlesRobinson_1875-1950_-TheCar14thDecember1904_main.jpg?v=1756745055"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Sykes_Charles_Robinson_1875-1950_-_The_Car_14th_December_1904-2514381.jpg?v=1768959249","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/sykes-charles-robinson.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}