Title - Repton School.
Location - Repton, Derbyshire, England.
Artist - Norman Wilkinson CBE (1878-1971).
Description - This is the 1930s view through the Priory Arch at the original entrance to Repton School. It was founded as a boys' school in 1557 utilising some of the remains of the 6th century Augustinian Priory, and has been fully coeducational since 1990.
Famous alumni include writers Roald Dahl and Christopher Isherwood, actors Basil Rathbone and Graeme Garden, three former Archbishops of Canterbury, cricketer CB Fry, tennis champion Bunny Austin and runner Harold Abrahams, of ‘Chariots of Fire’ fame as well as broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson.
This is one of a 1937 series of posters painted by Norman Wilkinson covering 15 public schools all accessible from LMS railways.
Year Published - 1937
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage LMS British Railway Travel Poster
Famous Public Schools on the LMS
E.R.O. 53351
Printed by McCorquodale, Glasgow.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+. We have had this poster conservation-backed on linen. For more details of the process please see the "Conservation" page of this website.
Repaired tears, paper replacements to paper losses in three corners. Watercolour pencil restoration to repairs. Remaining age-discolouration to border areas and replaced paper areas still visible when viewed closely, but displays well. More detailed photos and before photo are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Norman Wilkinson was born in Cambridge. His greatest love was painting, and he was largely self-taught, in both oil and watercolour. During WWI he created 'Dazzle Painting' as a form of camouflage for ships. He was one of the best marine painters, and his work is in many public collections, including a series of WWII sea battles at the National Maritime Museum. He initiated the 1920s LMS poster work, and created a large number himself over the years. He received his CBE in 1948.