Advertising Poster Enjoy Your London Underground Art Galleries

Original vintage travel advertising poster published by London Transport - Enjoy Your London No. 3 The Art Galleries - one of a series issued after World War Two to promote the beauty and enjoyment of London. Colourful two sheet poster, the first sheet featuring an illustration by Robert Scanlan (b 1908) depicting a stylised image of a couple looking at paintings inside a grand gallery with columns in the foreground, the second sheet featuring the same image above and below the title and list of art galleries and museums, including the British Museum Print Room, the National Gallery, The National Gallery of British Sports and Pastimes, the National Portrait Gallery, the Royal Academy, the Tate Gallery and the Victoria & Albert Museum, both sheets featuring the London Underground roundel logo below. Printed by The Baynard Press. Sheet 1 (poster with image) in good condition, small tears and creases on margins. Sheet 2 (poster with text) in good condition, creases, minor tears on top margin, small paper loss in top right corner. Country of issue: UK, designer: Scanlan, size (cm): 101.5x63.5, year of printing: 1949.