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Posterteam, 40 x 50 Royal Quad vintage travel poster for the
Cornish Riviera was commissioned by the Great Western Railway (GWR) and features an illustration of "The Vikings landing on St. Ives Beach".
Poster Details
Artist: The artwork was painted by Percy Spence (Percy Frederick Seaton Spence, 1868–1933).
Publisher: The Great Western Railway, under General Manager Felix J. C. Pole, published the poster. Sir Felix Pole was General Manager from 1921 to 1929.
Printer: It was printed by J. Weiner Ltd in London.
Year: The poster dates to around March 1928.
Format: It was printed in a large "Quad Royal" size format, typically measuring 40 by 50 inches.
Historical Context
The poster depicts a romanticized historical scene that takes artistic liberties, notably by incorporating elements such as horned or winged helmets which are more often associated with Wagner's operas than historical Viking attire. The image was also used on the boxes of GWR-branded wooden jigsaw puzzles manufactured by Chad Valley. |
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