A pleasing example of this pre-war Shell poster, or 'lorry bill' if you prefer. A poster that was usually displayed on the side of a lorry delivering cans of oil and petrol to customers across the country. The artist featured in this example is Tom Gentleman. His son, David, the celebrated artist/illustrator, in his foreword to the recently published 'Shell Art and Advertising' ( Lund Humphries, 2021 ) recalls 'I once cycled with him to Ayot St Lawrence to see the curious Greek Revival church that had been chosen for a Shell poster. In the end he painted it accurately while also simplifying it, but he had to make three versions of it to get it right'.