Title - Somerset - Travel by Train.
Location - near Porlock, Somerset, England.
Artist - Jack Merriott (1901-1968).
Description - A fabulous expansive view from Exmoor down to the west Somerset coastal areas. There is also a lot of activity, with sheep, walkers and horse-riders, as well as the purple heather, and the wonderful depiction of sunlight through the clouds leaving shadows on the fields.
Year Published - 1960
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 102cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by British Railways (Western Region) P.R.166/60.
Printed in Great Britain by Chromoworks Limited, London NW10
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Folds, some brown spotting in the clouds in the sky. Close-up photos available on request.
More About The Artist:
Jack Merriott was a landscape and portrait painter, who used both oil and watercolour media. He lectured widely, wrote and illustrated related books, and was vice president of the RI. He produced artwork for a large number of railway posters and carriage prints.
