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Swimming Pool Aboard Aristotle Onassis' Yacht "Christina", Vogue

Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield1968-12-01

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Socialite Christina Onassis reclining on a banquette by the swimming pool aboard the "Christina", the yacht owned by her father, oil tycoon Aristotle Onassis. The pool contains a fountain at one end, and is covered in mosaic with classical Greek motifs, including a reproduction of the Toreador Fresco (depicting wrestlers and acrobats with a large bull) from the palace of Knossos on Crete.

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  • Title: Swimming Pool Aboard Aristotle Onassis' Yacht "Christina", Vogue
  • Creator: Patrick Lichfield
  • Date Created: 1968-12-01
  • Location Created: United States
  • Provenance: Vogue, December 1, 1968
  • Photographer: Patrick Lichfield
  • Depicted Person: Christina Onassis
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