Stage Set with a Statue Of Saint George Slaying the Dragon

Robert Caney

Associated Names
Robert Caney

Artist, British, 1847 - 1911

This is a painting of an elaborate stage set design featuring a central statue of a knight on horseback. The scene includes ornate columns, pink drapery, and decorative elements highlighting themes of grandeur and opulence. Flanking the main sculpture are additional statues of figures and pillars adorned with statues at their bases, suggesting a theatrically grand setting. The background is enriched with intricate golden patterns and soft pastel hues.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and gouache with pen and black ink over graphite, heightened with white gouache on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.2 x 34.5 cm (9 15/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.81

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

probably Miss Dinah Caney (sale, Sotheby's, London, 29 June 1973, part of lot 299); (bought by Christopher Powney); Finchden Manor, Tenterden, Kent; Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1977; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 130-132, no. 54 (entry by Julie Blake Shook).

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left in watercolor: RC; by unknown hand, lower right verso in graphite: 1 (in circle)

Wikidata ID

Q64628866

You may be interested in

Loading Results