'Glorious Devon', GWR poster, 1923-1947.

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Poster produced for Great Western Railway (GWR) to promote rail travel to Devon. The poster shows a striking panoramic view of the bare upland area of granite in Dartmoor, Devon, w ith the rocky summits or tors common in the area. The area shown here is Little Hound Tor and Hey-Tor. Artwork by Frederick John Widgery (1861-1942), who studied at Exeter School of Art and in Antwerp and Bushey. He painted landscapes and coastal scenes in oil and watercolour and designed posters for GWR. Dimensions: 992 mm x 1267 mm. Show more