Edward Mortelmans 1915

occupation:
Illustrator, Poster artist
Nationality:
British

Worked for Artists Partners Limited, Hyde Park, London;book illustrator including Tarzan novels, Mary O'Hara's 'Thunderhead', Gerald Durrell's 'Beasts in my Belfry'; 1945 - exhibited at Royal Academy; Produced posters for London Transport and LMS.

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Carriage print. Richard II meeting the Peasants. Text: "The Peasants Revolt, in 1381 against the Poll Tax, when led by Wat Tyler, they marched on London from Kent. They met Richard II at Smithfield, where Tyler was killed in the fight." By Edward Mortelmans. c.1955. British Railways (London Midland Region) History Series.

The Peasants Revolt in 1381 Against the Poll Tax
Carriage print. Boswell and Johnson visiting Lichfield. Text; "The famous Samuel Johnson was born in Lichfield in 1709. Here he is seen revisiting that city in later years with James Boswell, who wrote the great life of Johnson." By Edward Mortelmans. c.1955. British Railways (London Midland Region) History Series.

The Famous Samuel Johnson was Born in Lichfield in 1709
BR Carriage Print - the Capture of Henry VI by Edward IV. Medieval Soldiers. Henry VI with crown about to be taken, by artist Edward Fortelmans

The Capture of Henry VI by Edward IV
Carriage print. In 1879 Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli bought the Shares of the Khedive in the Suez Canal. By Edward Mortelmans. c.1955. British Railways (London Midland Region) History Series.

In 1879 Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli Bought the Shares of the Khedive in the Suez Canal
Carriage print. Florence Nightingale in the grounds of Lea Hurst. Text;" In 1854, Florence Nightingale, shown here at her home in Lea Hurst in Derbyshire, sailed to the Crimea to tend the wounded. There she became known as 'The Lady of the Lamp'" By Edward Mortelmans. c.1955. British Railways (London Midland Region) History Series.

In 1854 Florence Nightingale
Carriage print. The Scene in Temple Gardens. London. Text; "The scene in the Temple Gardens, London, which led to the Wars of the Roses. Richard of York chose a white rose, the Earl of Somerset a red rose, as emblems of their rivalry" By Edward Mortelmans. c.1955. British Railways (London Midland Region) History Series.

The Scene in the Temple Gardens, London, Which Led to the Wars of the Roses
Carriage print. The marriage of Sir Walter Scott. Text: "Sir Walter Scott, the great Scottish novelist and poet, was married in Carlisle Cathedral in 1797. He was lame from youth but yet lived a full and active life." By Edward Mortelmans. c.1955. British Railways (London Midland Region) History Series.

Sir Walter Scott the Great Scottish Novelist and Poet
Carriage print. The Capture of Henry VI by Richard, Duke of York. Text: "The capture of Henry VI, A.D. 1460, at Northampton by Richard, Duke of York. Henry founded Eton and King's College, Cambridge. He was secretly put to death in A.D. 1471 by Edward IV." By Edward Mortelmans. c.1955. British Railways (London Midland Region) History Series.

The Capture of Henry VI
Carriage print, King Edgar being rowed on the Dee at Chester. Text: "Edgar, King of the English, was crowned at Bath in AD 973. The same year, three kings and five princes rowed him on the Dee at Chester in homage to his supremacy." 1955, by Edward Mortelmans, British Railways (London Midland Region) History Series.

Edgar, King of the English
Carriage print. Arresting the leaders of the Jacobite Rebellion. Text: " In 1715, a Jacobite Army marched into England. They were defeated at Preston by a force under the Duke of Marlborough. The scene depicts the apprehension of the ringleaders." By Edward Mortelmans. c.1955. British Railways (London Midland Region) History Series.

In 1715 a Jacobite Army Marched into England

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