Not on display

anson

Oil Painting
1960s (made)

Scene shows the RAF anson, marked YMW N9742, flying over a shipping convoy. It is a two engined camouflaged plane with RAF markings and gun turret flying from right to left against a blue sky with high clouds.

Object details

Object type
Titleanson (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
oil on canvas nailed to wooden support frame
Brief description
oil painting, english; 1960s
Physical description
Scene shows the RAF anson, marked YMW N9742, flying over a shipping convoy. It is a two engined camouflaged plane with RAF markings and gun turret flying from right to left against a blue sky with high clouds.
Dimensions
  • Height: 61.1cm
  • Width: 71.4cm
  • Depth: 1.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
rectangular printed label on reverse side of canvas KENTON Prepared by Winsor & Newton Ltd., London, England. Price 30/-
Object history
References: Airfix issued several versions of this kit.

One of a set of oil paintings produced for Airfix and used as the illustrations on their kit boxes and labels.
Production
england
Collection
Accession number
B.462-1997

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Record createdApril 18, 2000
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