Original Vintage Royal Academy of Arts Poster Holbien and Masters 16C 17C Lady Squirrel Starling gallery exhibition wall art 1950s

Original Vintage Royal Academy of Arts Poster Holbien and Masters 16C 17C Lady Squirrel Starling gallery exhibition wall art 1950s

This exhibition poster is from the Royal Academy of Arts for an exhibition there in 1950 featuring Holbein the Younger and other masters from the 16th and 17th centuries. The art included in the poster is from Holbein's "Lady with Squirrel and Starling". Admission to the exhibition is 2 shillings!
Dimensions: 30.3 in x 20.5 in (77 cm x 52 cm)

Illustration - Hans Holbein, Lady with Squirrel. Printed by Harrison & Sons, London.

Holbein was one of the most accomplished portraitists of the 16th century. He spent two periods of his life in England (1526-8 and 1532-43), portraying the nobility of the Tudor court. Holbein's famous portrait of Henry VIII (London, National Portrait Gallery) dates from the second of these periods. 'The Ambassadors', also from this period, depicts two visitors to the court of Henry VIII. 'Christina of Denmark' is a portrait of a potential wife for the king.

Holbein was born in Augsburg in southern Germany in the winter of 1497-8. He was taught by his father, Hans Holbein the Elder. He became a member of the Basel artists' guild in 1519. He travelled a great deal, and is recorded in Lucerne, northern Italy and France. In these years he produced woodcuts and fresco designs as well as panel paintings. With the spread of the Reformation in Northern Europe the demand for religious images declined and artists sought alternative work. Holbein first travelled to England in 1526 with a recommendation to Thomas More from the scholar Erasmus. In 1532 he settled in England, dying of the plague in London in 1543.

Holbein was a highly versatile and technically accomplished artist who worked in different media. He also designed jewellery and metalwork.

I have three of these and one has a tear which will still press up well against glass. I'll send the best quality one first, the one pictures has the most damage. Please ask to see photos of the best remaining ones I have.

Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the charm.

When framed these colourful and detailed posters can become a centre piece for any room, to remind us of a simpler time.

These posters are sent as unframed. They will be rolled up and delivered in a cardboard tube for protection.

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