David Gentleman, born 1930, BritishCommissioned by London Transport, 1937–2004, BritishPrinted by The Baynard Press, British
Title:
London Centenaries 1961
Date:
1961
Materials & Techniques:
Lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 40 x 24 3/4 inches (101.6 x 62.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
In black, handwritten, along left edge: "David Gentleman". In black type, upper left box: "EMMA, LADY HAMILTON | 1761-1815" | Humbly-born wife of Sir William Hamilton | her name is forever linked with that of | Nelson. She eventually died impoverished at Calais. The National Maritime Museum has a | famous portrait by her friend Romney"; in smaller black type beneath: "Underground to Surrey Docks, then bus 70, 188. | Buses 163, 163A, 177, 180, 185, 228 direct." In black type, upper center box: "ALBERT, PRINCE CONSORT | 1819-1861 | Victoria's consort and a German who worked enthusiastically for his adopted country. He fathered the exhibition of 1851, and his Memorial, a notably fretted piece of Victoriana, | marks the site in Kensington Gardens"; in smaller black type beneath: "Buses 9, 46, 52, 73". In black type, upper right box: "ELIZABETH BARRET BROWNING | 1806-1861| Poetess and wfie of Robert Browning. The old | Wimpole Street house has gone, but you can | explore the Marylebone streets through which | she, Robert Browning and 'Flush' dashed to | their wedding in the Parish Church"; in smaller black type, beneath: "Buses along Wigmore Street, and, for the Church, Marylebone| Road." In black type, center, left box: "FRANCIS BACON | 1561-1626 | Statesman, philosopher, essayist (and play-| wright?) he was imprisoned for bribery, released but banished from Court. He made his home at | Gorhambury|, near St. Albans. You can inspect| it at certain times in the summer."; in smaller black type, beneath: "Green Line coaches 712, 713 to St. Albans, then a pleasant 2-mile walk." In black type, center box: "NICHOLAS HAWKSMOOR | 1661-1736 | Pupil and assistant to Sir Christopher Wren | and worked with him at Greenwich, Chelsea | and St. Paul's. See his own finest work at the City Churck of St. Mary Woolnorth immediately over Bank Underground."; in smaller black type, beneath: "Underground or any bus to Bank." In black type, center, right box: "SAMUEL RICHARDSON | 1689-1761 | The Father of the English Novel began as a | Fleet Street printer. He know (and helped) | Dr. Johnson. He was buried in St. Bride's Church, and the remains of his coffin can be | seen in the ancient Crypt."; in smaller black font, beneath: "Any bus along Fleet Street." In black type, bottom left box: "DANIEL DEFOE | 1661-1731 | As a novelist he wrote the world's finest adven- | ture story. As journalist he 'covered' both | Fire and Plague (he was five years old at the | time). He is buried, with Bunyan and William | Blake, in Bunhill ('Bonehill') Fields."; in smaller black type: "Underground to Old Street.| Any bus along Old Street or City Road." In black type, bottom center box: "EDWARD BOSCAWEN | 1711-1761 | Admiral of the Blue and amateur architect, | nephew of the Duke at Marlborough and much | loved by the lower deck, who knew him as | 'Old Dreadnought'. A kindly likeness hangs in Room 6 of the National Portrait Gallery."; in smaller black type: "Underground or any bus to Trafalgar Square." In black type, bottom right box: "ALBERT CHEVALIER | 1861-1923 | Master of Cockney sentiment, creator of | My Old Duch [italics] and a successful straight actor.| His characters live on in the street markets of | London. Try Club Row, Sclater Street, E.1 on a Sunday morning."; in smaller black font, beneath: "Buses 5,6, 8A, 8B, 22, 35, 47, 78, 170, 257." In white lettering, along bottom of image: "LONDON CENTENARIES 1961". In small black type, along bottom edge of poster, right: "1169/2924M/2500".
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Henry S. Hacker, Yale BA 1965