Original oil painting Travel Poster by Norman Wilkinson was for a London Midland & Scottish Railway poster. Many British railway companies also operated ferry services. Wilkinson was commisioned by several of the companies to produce artwork for use in posters promoting their services. The London Midland & Scottish Railway Company (LMS) was formed in 1923. It operated ferry services across the Irish Sea on routes between Holyhead and Dublin, and Heysham and Belfast. In 1948 all the private railway companies' shipping fleets were nationalised, becoming part of the British Transport Commision.
This railway travel poster shows the Irish Mail boat entering Dublin Bay. It shows the ship passing the Kish Light ship which was stationed in Dublin Bay to guide shipping into Dublin. The Kish is no longer there.
I believe the ship was called The Scottier. It has the new version of Dervoc/Gantry (for launching lifeboats).
This is truly an outstanding quality print. It is printed on excellent quality Fujitsu photographic paper. It is not a cheap flimsy poster.
Dimensions-
Width 100cm, Height 70cm. This poster size will fit many popular frames that can be purchased in shops such as Ikea.
Also available as Width 127cm. Height 101.6cm (£5 extra)
