Somerset

Made:: 1960

maker:: Jack Merriott

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Painting, oil on canvas, original poster artwork, British Railways (Western Region), Somerset, by Jack Merriott, 1960. Depicts a scene on Exmoor looking east towards the coast, Porlock Marsh and the Brendon Hills. There are horseriders and walkers on the heather-covered moors, and hills in the distance, with shafts of sunlight shining down through the clouds. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for British Railways (Western Region) poster. Unframed.

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Category:: Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Object Number:: 1976-9300

Materials:: oil paint and canvas

Measurements:: overall: 840 mm x 1272 mm x 20 mm,

type:: painting, oil painting and poster artwork

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