Title - Loch Shiel - Prince Charles Edward Stuart's Monument at Glenfinnan.
Location - Loch Shiel, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Artist - William Douglas MacLeod (1892-1962).
Description - The peaceful beauty of Loch Shiel, surrounded by mountains. In the foreground is Prince Charles (Bonnie Prince Charlie) Edward Stuart's Monument at Glenfinnan. This would be roughly the view seen from the train when crossing the Glenfinnan viaduct at the end of the loch.
Year Published - 1956
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by British Railways (Scottish Region) B. 17142
Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co Ltd, London and Middlesbrough
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+/A-, un-conserved.
Folds, minor ageing with minor age-browning from rear. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
William Douglas Macleod was born in Glasgow in 1892, worked in a bank, served with the Royal Artillery during WWI, then enrolled at the Glasgow School of Art. On graduation in 1923, he began painting Scottish and European landscapes in oils and pastels as well as producing many fine etchings in Spain and North Africa. In the 1920s he also worked as a cartoonist for the Glasgow Evening News and produced a number of floral still-lives in pastel. He produced a number of posters for British Railways.
