Original British Railways artwork for 'Shakespeare Country' folder Theatre AR Thompson

AR Thompson

and has been framed to museum standards in an aluminium frame

It depicts John Bull escaping the ‘plane crash’ of Socialist policy with the parachute of National Policy (Unity and Security)

possibly for display at railway and Tube stations

Original British Railways artwork for 'Shakespeare Country' folder Theatre AR ThompsonA simply stunning original watercolour artwork for the British Railways publicity booklet Shakespeare Country, hand painted by the leading poster artist Jack Merriott. The artwork, which would have been used to print the booklet, retains its original paper cover and acetate overlay with printed logo and title. This very rare survivor was recently rediscovered in a loft in west London, together with a collection of posters, ephemera, and drawings from