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Saints

Saints

AFTER RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-ROME 1520)

St George and the Dragon

c.1860-76

Carbon print | 24.4 x 24.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851444

A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1504-05) now in the Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence (inv. no.530E). The drawing is a study for the painting of 'Saint George and the Dragon' now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.609). A photograph of the painting at RCIN 851441.
  • Creator(s)

    After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

  • 24.4 x 24.6 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1860-76))

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    p.148, no.62 (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)

    p.593, no.126 (Knab/Mitsch/Oberhuber 1983 : Raffaello. I disegni 1983 : I disegni. (Catalogo dei Disegni a cura di Oberhuber, Ferino Pagden, Huber), Florence 1983)

    p.136, under no.34 (Chapman/Plazzotta/Henry 2004 : Chapman, H, Plazzotta, C, Henry, T. Raphael. From Urbino to Rome. London, 2004)