Saint George and the Dragon

1627

Lucas Emil Vorsterman, after Raphael

Associated Names
Lucas Emil Vorsterman

Artist, Flemish, 1595 - 1675

Raphael

Artist After, Marchigian, 1483 - 1520

This drawing features a knight on horseback battling a dragon. The scene shows a figure in armor on a horse fighting a dragon with a lance. Background elements include foliage, trees, and rocks. In the corner, another figure watches. The style appears to be that of an engraving with detailed linework, highlighting movement and tension in the battle.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.8 × 22.2 cm (12 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 31 × 22.6 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.61.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 80

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Reverend J. Burleigh James, Knowbury Park (L. 1425). Eugene Alfred Stuyck, Antwerp (L. 4191)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, no. 80.

Inscriptions

lower center below image in plate: NOBILISSIMO POTENTISSIMO DNO GVILIELMO COMITI DE PEMBROOCK, BARONI HERBERT ETC: ... / ... Lucas Vorsterman Sculptor, D. D. 1627. cum privileg Reg: et Pr: RAPHEL VRBIN inv.

Markings

Reverend J. Burleigh James (L. 1425); Eugene Alfred Stuyck (L. 4191)

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