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The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1857

St. George, in golden armour with a red tunic and gorgeous striped blue coat, is resting after slaying the dragon. He enfolds the kneeling Princess with his arms, as she cuts off a lock of her dark hair to bind on the crest of his helmet. The dragon's head stands grotesquely in a box. In the background is a hedge of flowers, with two attendant angels with purple and green wings playing on bells. A quilted seat is decorated with armorial bearings.

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Title of artwork, date

The Wedding of St George and Princess Sabra, 1857

Date supported

1916

Medium and material

Watercolour

Dimensions

34 x 34 cm

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