Glorious Devon

Made:
1954
maker:
Leslie Arthur Wilcox

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Painting, oil on canvas, original poster artwork, British Railways (Western Region), Glorious Devon by Leslie Arthur Wilcox, 1954. Depicts a flock of sheep in a country lane, with a farmer and sheepdog. A tree at left foreground, set in a stone wall with hedgerow flowers, frames the scene. Behind the farmer and his sheep are thatched cottages among foliage. Beyond the trees is the sea. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Part of the See Britain by Train series.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1976-9340
Materials:
oil paint and canvas
Measurements:
overall: 1015 mm x 1266 mm
type:
painting, oil painting and poster artwork