“The King Rides Again” St-Prex 1934: Grand Cortège Historique RE502719

“The King Rides Again.”
Poster Title: St-Prex 1934: Grand Cortège Historique
Illustrated by Ed. Edzingre, Genève

There are posters. And then there are proclamations.

This arresting lithographic masterpiece, first unveiled in 1934, trumpets the 7th Centenary of St-Prex, a lakeside Swiss village whose ancient roots unfurl like banners in the Alpine wind. But what you behold here is far more than an event announcement—it is a visual epic.

The scene: A bearded monarch, stern yet serene, clad in burnished steel and crowned in gold, rides triumphantly into view atop a mighty warhorse. His vermilion tabard, slashed with an emphatic white cross, ripples like a standard of pride. His eyes scan the horizon not for battle, but for celebration. Behind him, the crenellated turrets of a medieval lakeside château rise like a memory recalled. The sky is Alpine blue, the lake still as reflection, the spirit: eternal.

The typography is bold, theatrical, and unapologetically European. A symphony of serif and cadence, it heralds the details: 600 participants, 100 mounted cavaliers, 5 orchestras, and 6 glorious floats—a parade not merely seen, but felt. This was the very definition of pageantry, and this poster, its enduring testament.

Who Is This For?

This isn’t for the fainthearted. It’s for:

• Collectors of vintage European poster art—those who know that ink and paper, when done properly, can roar louder than trumpets.

• Historians, reenactors, and admirers of medieval and monarchical pageantry, who wish to hang a slice of Swiss heritage in their library, parlour, or war room.

• Designers, typographers, and aesthetes with an eye for 1930s Continental style—where Art Deco begins to bow before Neoclassical drama.

• And yes, for those men of refinement and resonance who believe that a wall should not merely display taste, but declare allegiance—to history, to heritage, and to honour.

Production Details

• Premium heavyweight print on 200 gsm paper:
  Semi-gloss finish with a silk texture that reflects light like a freshly polished cuirass.

• Humidity & scratch resistant:
  Fortified for real-world endurance. Even the king would approve.

• Printed in the United Kingdom:
  Crafted with precision and ceremonial dignity befitting the House of Windsor—or St-Prex.

“A man’s room ought to speak before he does. This piece, my friend, speaks in clarion tones.” —David Harrison

Hang it boldly.

Above your desk. In your study. Near your whiskey cabinet or flanking your heraldic collection. Let this king of inked grandeur preside where silence once dwelled.

Because some moments in history weren’t written.
They were ridden.