St George and the dragon
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
St George and the dragon is a 1750 by Unknown, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a man on horseback holding a spear, fighting a dragon. The horse is rearing up, and the man’s cloak billows behind him. The dragon is coiled on the ground, its tail curled up. The whole scene is sketched in black ink on paper, with some red marks on the right side. The writing at the top is in Greek, and the style looks like it was done quickly. The artist used lines to show movement and texture, especially in the horse’s mane and the dragon’s scales. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build up dark areas with layers of lines.
The artwork is a drawing executed in pen and ink around 1750 by an unknown artist. It features perforations along the lines, indicating its use for tracing purposes.
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