Identification title(s): saint george slays the dragon. Object type: print object number: rp-p-ob-2943. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) e. 22. The illustrated bartsch 20. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '47'. Description: saint george on horseback, with a lance in his right hand, stabs the dragon in front of him. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht altdorfer (mentioned on object), according to own design by: albrecht altdorfer. Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: ca. 1506 - 1538. Physical features: engraving. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 60 mm × w 40 mm. Subject: what: st. George and the dragon: dressed in armor and mounted on a (white) horse he brandishes his sword (his lance lies already broken on the ground); the princess nearby may be shown praying or fleeing. Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: between circa 1506 and circa 1538.
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