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The Story of St. George and the Dragon: The Princess Sabra Drawing the Lot
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1861-62, 1868
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour over Indian ink
Dimensions: 19 1/8 x 24 1/4 in.
Signature: monogram
Date on Image: 1868
Note: Monogram and date located in lower left corner.
Production Description
Production Date: 1861-62, 1868
Exhibition History: Tate, 1911 (no.46)
Intended Context: Design for stained glass to be produced by the Morris Firm.
Repainting: 1868
This design was the only one of the original series to be painted over in watercolour.
Provenance
Current Location: Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
Catalog Number: 494'04
Archival History: Charles Augustus Howell; various other persons (changed hands many times and went
to Australia); Fairfax Murray; Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
Reproductions
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Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 2, plate 213. -
Radford, Dante Gabriel Rossetti , 20. -
Hollyer print, Delaware Art Museum.
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
File Name:
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