Devil’s Elbow, Braemar

Shell poster number 464, Devil's Elbow, Braemar by Robert Miller. Landscape painting of the steep Devil's Elbow road with it's hairpin bend at Braemar.

Key facts

  • Catalogue Number

    464

  • Title

    Devil’s Elbow, Braemar

  • Date

    1936

  • Artist

    Robert Miller

This 1936 Shell poster illustrates Devil’s Elbow, a notorious road in Braemar, Aberdeen, dangerous for its double bend and steep slope. Artist Robert Miller (1910-1993) produced this poster before joining the Army in the Second World War. Miller became known for his many sketches of Army life in France and Germany.

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