Title - Cambridge - Architecture - Elizabethan.
Location - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
Artist - Fred Taylor RI (1875-1963).
Description - One of a series of 1930s posters by Fred Taylor of different architectural periods and people of the times. Here we see Queen Elizabeth I and her courtiers in period clothing, with some architectural styling behind and a sedan chair in use below.
Year Published - 1930s
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage LNER British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by the London & North Eastern Railway
Printed in England by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd, Lith. London W.C.2
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+/B, un-conserved.
Folds with some wear-through, small edge tears. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Fred Taylor was born in London, studied art in Paris, London and Italy, and worked at the Waring and Gillow studio. He designed posters from 1908 until the 1940s, and worked with the Navy on camouflage during WWII. His work is in several public collections. He produced posters for a variety of railway companies, London Transport, the Empire Marketing Board and shipping companies.
