On dit, qu’étant Tribun des Soldats, il combattit près de Siléne en Affrique un énorme Dragon, et délivra une Princesse destinée à un être dévorée.
D. Teniers Pinxit. J.C. le Vasseur Sculp.
[n.d. c.1790.]
Copper engraving. 350 x 425mm. 13¾ x 16¾". Trimmed to plate. Small spotty stain effecting the sky, with a slight crease far upper right corner.
Saint George hands over a relic to one of the many female onlookers. His right foot rests on the head of the slain dragon underneath him. St George's Day is the feast day of England's patron saint and is celebrated on April 23, to commemorate the anniversary of his death in 303 AD.
[Ref: 17032] £130.00
[n.d. c.1790.]
Copper engraving. 350 x 425mm. 13¾ x 16¾". Trimmed to plate. Small spotty stain effecting the sky, with a slight crease far upper right corner.
Saint George hands over a relic to one of the many female onlookers. His right foot rests on the head of the slain dragon underneath him. St George's Day is the feast day of England's patron saint and is celebrated on April 23, to commemorate the anniversary of his death in 303 AD.
[Ref: 17032] £130.00