- Title:
- Ilfracombe
- Object name(s):
- painting; poster artwork; painting; poster artwork
- Brief description:
- Painting, gouache on board, Ilfracombe, by Dobson Broadhead, about 1952. Depicts the view looking down on Ilfracombe harbour, with yachts and fishing boats, and a paddle steamer departing through the harbour entrance. In the foreground a man and woman view the scene from gardens overlooking the harbour, with cliffs on the other side. At left is a tree framing the scene, and at bottom right a hydrangea. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for a British Railways (Western Region) poster. 25 x 40 in.; 635 x 1016 mm.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- oil painting
- Associated concept:
- Art
- Associated concept:
- oils
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 27 3/8
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 695
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 22 3/16
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 563
- Material:
- gouache
- Material:
- wood (unidentified)
- Object name:
- painting; poster artwork; painting; poster artwork
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1952
- Date - latest:
- 1952
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1952
- Date - latest:
- 1952
- Object production person:
- Broadhead, Dobson
- Other number:
- 1999-7910
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 74/30/72
- Other number type:
- Clapham number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c1bbb5bf-41cd-3f51-9f9f-b17439adc95e
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/c1bbb5bf-41cd-3f51-9f9f-b17439adc95e, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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