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One sheet This vintage travel poster features the Bruges City Hall (Stadhuis van Brugge) in Belgium as the backdrop for the historic Procession of the Holy Blood.
Poster Details
• Artist: Created by the prolific British painter and illustrator Fred Taylor (1875–1963).
• Commissioned By: The London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote cost-effective rail and ferry travel from England to mainland Europe via the port of Harwich.
• The Scene: It captures the annual religious pageant passing in front of the city's 14th-century Gothic town hall building. The procession honors a relic of the Holy Blood kept at the neighboring Basilica of the Holy Blood. |
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