Chessington Zoo

Made:
1952
maker:
Raymond Sheppard

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Painting, oils, Chessington Zoo by Raymond Sheppard, 1952. Original artwork for British Railways (Southern Region) poster. Depicts a procession of zoo animals, including a lion, tiger, penguin, polar bear, camel and rhinoceros. A woman and two children are riding in a howdah on the back of an elephant, which is straddled by a zoo-keeper.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1978-1451
Measurements:
40 x 25 in.; 1016 x 635 mm
type:
painting, oil painting and poster artwork