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James Gillray
1756-1815
St. George and the dragon : a design for an equestrian statue, from the original in Windsor-Castle / drawn by an amateur ; etched by Js Gillray
[London] : Publish'd August 2d 1805, by H. Humphrey. 27. St James's Street, [1805]
etching and aquatint, hand colored
image: 391 x 395 mm; sheet: 397 x 402 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.438
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After a watercolor by Col. Thomas Richard Gale Braddyll.
Library's copy closely trimmed.
Library's copy closely trimmed.
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From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
Print shows George III as St. George about to give a final blow to a scaly dragon with the head of Napoleon. The long convolutions of the dragon are under the horse's feet: Napoleon's head, with a barbed fang and flames issuing from the mouth, looks up despairingly. A sword-cut has gashed his skull, and cut his crown in two. The dragon has large wings and the legs and talons of a beast of prey; it falls backwards: Britannia, having dropped her shield and spear, will just escape being crushed.
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Braddyll, Thomas Richard Gale, 1776-1862, designer.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon N. (Gordon Norton), 1915-1986, former owner .
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Ray, Gordon N. (Gordon Norton), 1915-1986, former owner .
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