Pears Soap | Museum-Quality Matte Paper Poster | Vintage Advertising Art

Reproduced from our family archive, preserved since the 1970s. This Pears Soap design is no longer available as a mint-condition vintage original, making this museum-quality reproduction the best way to enjoy this iconic vintage advertising artwork.

This 1914 advertisement features "At Low Tide" by Sir Edward John Poynter, President of the Royal Academy (1896-1918) and Director of the National Gallery (1894-1906). When Pears Soap commissioned this work, they enlisted Edwardian England's most decorated artist—a master of classical and academic painting whose career began exhibiting at the Royal Academy in 1861.

The artwork depicts a sea nymph in a coastal cave and was originally published in the legendary 'Pears Annual' (1891-1920), which brought fine art lithographs to the British public for just sixpence. This revolutionary marketing approach—pioneered after Pears' famous use of Sir John Everett Millais's "Bubbles"—forever changed the relationship between fine art and advertising. By World War I, thousands of British homes displayed Pears lithographs, making these prints invaluable cultural artifacts of late Victorian and Edwardian commercial art.

Original Pears lithographs are now exceedingly scarce, as most were destroyed by acidic framing methods of the era, making museum-quality reproductions like this the best way to preserve and enjoy this iconic advertising heritage.

Museum-Quality Matte Paper Poster Specifications:

• Paper Finishing: Matte, uncoated, natural white (off-white)
• Acid-Free: pH above 7 to prevent yellowing over time
• Paper Weight: 250 gsm (110 lb), Thickness: 0.29 mm (11.4 mils)
• Available Sizes: 29 sizes in inches (US&CA) and cms (rest of the world)
• Sustainable Paper: FSC-certified paper for sustainability

Perfect for ready-to-frame vintage advertising art that brings nostalgic charm to kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, or gallery walls.

No minimum orders, printed and shipped on demand.

Sir Edward Poynter, Print on Demand by Gelato