Title - Great Western Railway - Cathedrals (Exeter).
Location - Exeter, Devon, England.
Artist - Fred Taylor RI (1875-1963).
Description - The grand eastern end of the gothic exterior of Exeter Cathedral is depicted here by Fred Taylor. He was a master of grand architectural paintings. The poster was produced to advertise the GWR's newly published book studying all of the Cathedrals within their company area.
Year Published - c1926
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage GWR British Railway Travel Poster.
Felix J.C. Pole, General Manager.
Paddington Station W.2.
John Waddington Ltd, Leeds & London
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, conservation-backed on linen as acquired. For more details of the process please see the "Conservation" page of this website.
Minor repairs to folds. More detailed photos available on request.
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.