Wales, Travel by train

Made:
circa 1960
maker:
Frank Wootton
commissioner:
British Railways

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Painting, oils on canvas, Wales, Travel by Train by Frank Wootton, about 1960. Depicts an imagined scene in Wales. In the foreground is a river, crossed by a stone bridge. An angler fishes on one bank, and on the other side of the river cows approach the water to drink. Beyond the bridge is a ruined castle, similar in some respects to Harlech Castle. Dominating the background is a mountain, which closely resembles Cader Idris. Original artwork for a quadroyal poster published by British Railways Western Region in about 1960.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1989-7150
Materials:
oil (unspecified) and canvas
Measurements:
frame: 843 mm x 1301 mm x 63 mm,
image: 803 mm x 1263 mm
type:
painting, oil painting and poster artwork
credit:
British Railways Board