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Saint George Liberating the Princess

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Saint George Liberating the Princess, c.1508. Engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

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Engraving in black on ivory laid paper · Image: 16.1 × 11.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Saint George Liberating the Princess
Artist
Lucas van Leyden Netherlandish, c. 1494-1533
Date
c.1508
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 16.1 × 11.4 cm (6 3/8 × 4 1/2 in.); Plate: 16.2 × 11.6 cm (6 7/16 × 4 5/8 in.); Sheet: 16.4 × 11.8 cm (6 1/2 × 4 11/16 in.)
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.

Saint George Liberating the Princess · Lucas van Leyden, c.1508
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