
3 4 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 26cm
Description
Poster produced for the Southern Railway (SR) to promote rail travel to Cornwall. The poster shows a steam locomotive approaching a girder bridge across the River Camel near Padstow, with hills and fields in the background. Artwork by Eric Hesketh Hubbard (1892-1957), who studied art at Heatherleys, Croydon School of Art and Chelsea Polytechnic. He was a member of the Cheltenham Group, the Society of Graver Printers, the Colour Woodcut Society and New Forest Group of Painters, and he published a number of books. In addition to painting and etching, he also designed furniture. Dimensions: 1016mm x 1270mm.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10170786
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