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Original Vintage Travel Poster Cornwall Leonard Richmond GWR Railway Harbour Art

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Original vintage GWR Great Western Railway poster for Cornwall featuring a scenic view of fishing boats in a Cornish harbour and men on the pier by a lighthouse with fishing nets in the foreground, a village above a sandy beach on the other side and sailing boats on the calm sea along the coast with cliffs and hills in the background, the title and GWR logos on the margin below. Artwork by the British watercolour painter and artist Leonard Richmond (1889-1965). Horizontal. Large size. Good condition, minor creasing, staining, backed on linen that is trimmed to edges of the poster.
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  • Dimensions:
    Height: 40.16 in (102 cm)Width: 50.4 in (128 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1937
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Backed on linen that is trimmed to edges of the poster. Good condition, minor creasing, staining, backed on linen that is trimmed to edges of the poster.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012633383452
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