Mansfield Traquair
15 Mansfield Pl, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH3 6BB
Further details can be found on the venue website.
The building is a former Catholic Apostolic Church which was designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson and completed in 1885. The outstanding feature is the scheme of mural decoration painted by Phoebe Anna Traquair in the 1890s.
Phoebe Anna Traquair
The first professional woman artist of modern Scotland, Phoebe Anna Traquair (1852 - 1936). Her best-known work, the Mansfield Traquair Centre, has been called "Edinburgh’s Sistine Chapel",
In 1920, Phoebe Anna Traquair became the first woman member of the Scottish Royal Academy, reflecting her status as a leading professional designer at a time when art and design were still dominated by men.
