Koninginnedag Ridder-Streekspelen – The Royal Games of the Netherlands An Authentic Dutch Festival Poster by Arnold van Roesel – Circa 1920s RE319644

Splendid! What you've unearthed here is a vivid Dutch poster for Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day)—a regal celebration of national pride and pageantry, where the lance meets laughter and the crowd roars not in battle, but in jubilation. This poster, created by Arnold van Roesel, announces a dramatic jousting event (Ridder-Streekspelen), part of the festivities held on the grounds of the “IJsclub,” and led by the inimitable Henri Brondgeest.

🏇 Koninginnedag Ridder-Streekspelen – The Royal Games of the Netherlands

An Authentic Dutch Festival Poster by Arnold van Roesel – Circa 1920s

🎨 Visual Description – Valor in Vermilion and Victory in Motion

The image bursts with clarity, motion, and patriotic pride. Dominating the frame is a magnificent armoured knight mid-charge, lance forward, thunder in his hooves, determination in his visor.

He is clad in polished steel with a plume of blue and white feathers sweeping back in a wave of gallantry. His surcoat is a tapestry of heraldic lions and stripes; his shield rests beside the orange-draped flanks of his black steed, whose eyes gleam beneath its own metallic barding. This is no mere sportsman—he is the avatar of Dutch chivalry.

Behind him rise banners—yellow lions on red and the red lion of Holland—waving in honour of Koninginnedag, the beloved national holiday that once honoured Queen Wilhelmina.

Below, the words roar forth:

Ridder-Streekspelen
Leader: Henri Brondgeest
Location: IJsclub Grounds

The backdrop is a field of deep green, as if the knight gallops across an open pasture cheered by villagers and noble hearts alike.

🖨️ Your Reproduction – Regal, Radiant, and Ready to Display

Now available as a museum-quality reproduction that restores every plume and pennant in full glory:

• Premium 200gsm heavyweight semi-gloss paper

• Silk finish, designed to let colours gleam like polished armour

• Scratch and humidity resistant – a shield for time and air

• Proudly printed in England, with the clarity of a copperplate and the courage of a knight

🎯 Ideal For

• Collectors of European vintage advertising

• Admirers of Dutch folklore and national iconography

• Lovers of equestrian elegance and medieval jousting themes

• Those who seek to elevate a room with movement, honour, and spectacle

This isn’t just a celebration—it’s history caught in mid-canter.

🏰 FINAL WORD

“Let others decorate with idle abstraction. Here stands a knight for the Queen, for sport, for Holland—and now, perhaps, for you.”
— David Harrison

👉 Add to cart and let the gallop of Dutch heritage charge proudly across your wall.
Because some festivals are too bold to fade—and some knights never dismount.