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The Great Fire of London

Poster
1966 (printed), 1922 (designed)
Artist/Maker
London Transport Board (issued by)
Kauffer, Edward McKnight (artist)
Place of origin
Greater London (issued)

Re-issue of the poster advertising the London Museum ['London History At The London Museum' (see E.2-1924)] by the London Transport Board, to commemorate the anniversary of the Great Fire of London, 1666. The design shows a graphic image of a burning building with huge flames and streams of smoke. Signed and dated 'E. McK Kauffer. 22'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Great Fire of London (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph and letterpress
Colour Lithography
Letterpress Printing
Brief description
'The Great Fire of London'. A re-issue of the poster 'London History at The London Museum', designed by Edward McKnight Kauffer. Re-issued by the London Transport Board to commemorate the anniversary of the Great Fire of London, 1666. Great Britain, 1966.
Physical description
Re-issue of the poster advertising the London Museum ['London History At The London Museum' (see E.2-1924)] by the London Transport Board, to commemorate the anniversary of the Great Fire of London, 1666. The design shows a graphic image of a burning building with huge flames and streams of smoke. Signed and dated 'E. McK Kauffer. 22'.
Dimensions
  • Length: 101cm
  • Width: 63.4cm
Taken from 'Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966' published by HMSO 1967
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'E. McK Kauffer. 22.' (Signed and dated.)
  • 'This famous London Transport poster, designed by / E. McKnight Kauffer in 1922, is reprinted to / commemorate the anniversary of the Great Fire of / London in September, 1666. Copies of this and / many other London Transport posters may be seen / and bought, price 10/- each, at the Poster Shop, / 280, Marylebone Road, N.W.1, near Edgware Road, / (Circle Line) station.' (Lettered below illustration.)
Production
This is a re-issue of a poster that was first designed and issued in 1922.
Subjects depicted
Commemoration
Great Fire of London
Place depicted
London
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
21/D2 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1613-1966

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O694685/the-great-fire-of-london-poster-kauffer-edward-mcknight/
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