Heilige Joris en de draak, RP-P-OB-3053, Albrecht Altdorfer, 1511

Identification title(s): saint george and the dragon. Object type: print serial number: 1object number: rp-p-ob-3053. Catalog reference: new hollstein german (altdorfer) w. 58. The illustrated bartsch 55. Inscriptions / marks: number, verso bottom center, handwritten: '87'. Description: saint george on horseback stabs the dragon to death with a lance. In the landscape, behind a bush, the princess is praying. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: albrecht altdorfer (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: germany. Dating: 1511. Physical features: woodcut. Material: paper technique: woodcut. Dimensions: h 194 mm × w 150 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: 1511.