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Changing of the Guard, London, 1967

Changing of the Guard, London, 1967

£280.00

A FINE original vintage poster for London Transport by Robert Taverner showing the Changing of the Guard, designed to encourage winter tourism in London. It is marked as a reproduction but carries the date 1967, which according to the London Transport Museum was the year the poster was first issued. 

Size 101cm x 64cm

Condition  Very good. If you would like to know more please get in touch. 

Background  The Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace is a world-famous daily pageant. The poster shows mounted members of the Life Guards regiment of the Household Cavalry in their scarlet winter cloaks and white plumed helmets. Robert Taverner (1920-2004) was a widely exhibited artist and printmaker who created posters for Shell and the BBC as well as London Transport. 

Artist Robert Taverner

Printer Curwen Press

Publisher London Transport

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