Saint George and the Dragon

c. 1465/1470

Israhel van Meckenem

Artist, German, c. 1445 - 1503

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the 50th Anniversary Gift Committee

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1991.97.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehrs, Vol. 9, p.281, no. 344, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William Esdaile [1758-1837], London (Lugt 2617); D'Arenberg Collection, Brussels and Westphalila (Lugt 567); Albert W. Blum [1882-1952], Short Hills, NJ (Lugt 79b); (Frederick Mulder, London); gift to the NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1908

  • Lehrs, Max. Geschichte und kritischer Katalog des deutschen, niederlandischen und franzosischen Kupferstichs im XV. Jahrhundert. 9 vols. and 1 plate vol. Vienna: Gesellschaft fur vervielfaltigende Kunst, 1908-1934.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: supplement.

Inscriptions

lower center, in plate: Israhel; lower center, below artist's signature, in black ink: WE [written collector's mark of William Esdaile (Lugt 2617)]; lower center verso in graphite: WM. / L.9 / VI. B98. L 344

Watermarks

Hand with flower (Lehrs IX, 9)

Wikidata ID

Q74891077

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