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The Night Scotsman

Poster
before 1932 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Alexeieff, Alexandre (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (issued)

Colour lithograph poster for 'The Night Scotsman', advertising the London and North Eastern Railway.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Posters
Prints
Transport
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Night Scotsman (generic title)
Materials and techniques
colour lithograph
Paper
Colour Lithograph
Brief description
Poster for 'The Night Scotsman', advertising the London and North Eastern Railway, colour lithograph, Alexandre Alexeieff, before 1932
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster for 'The Night Scotsman', advertising the London and North Eastern Railway.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100.5cm
  • Width: 127cm
Dimensions taken from: 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
Marks and inscriptions
Signed 'Alexeieff'.
Credit line
Given by the London and North Eastern Railway Co.
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings Accessions 1932 London: HMSO, 1932.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.453-1932

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O746484/the-night-scotsman-poster-alexeieff-alexandre/
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