Brugge den 26 Juli 1911
- printer:
- de Haene-Bodart
- publisher:
- Belgian National Railways
- artist:
- Florimond Marie Acker
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Belgian State Railways poster. Bruges (Belgium) - The Artist's Paradise by Flori van Acker, 1911. Views of church, bridge and church interior. Printed by de Haene-Bodart, Bruges. Format: quad royal. The central part of the poster shows the Saint Ursula Shrine (c.1489) by Hans Memling in the St John’s Hospital (now the The Memling Sint-Janshospitaal Museum), two women view the shrine along with a sister in the traditional habit worn until the mid-20th century when the hospital closed. The left panel of the poster depicts the Belfry in the market square and the panel on the right shows a canal. Below the central image are two crests; one with red and white stripes is that of Bruges.
Details
- Category:
- Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
- Object Number:
- 1992-7731
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
-
: 40 x 50 in.; 1016 x 1270 mm
- type:
- poster
- credit:
- London Transport Museum (Covent Gdn)
