St George's Dilemma

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Katherine Boucher Beug , American, b.1947

Printmaker Jennifer Lane , Irish, b.1952

Title

St George's Dilemma

Date1998

MediumWoodcut on tosa shoji paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 46.7 x 62.5 cm

Image: 40 x 55.7 cm

Signedlower right of sheet (under the image in graphite): Boucher

Credit LineCommissioned, National Gallery of Ireland, 1995

Object numberNGI.20865

DescriptionThis print was inspired by an icon 'The Miracle of St George and the Dragon', (Novgorod School, early 15th Century), NGI.1857. It forms part of the series commissioned for the exhibition 'Art into Art' held in the National Gallery of Ireland, 20 May- 19 August 1998. The prints were created by members of Graphic Studio Dublin and invited artists and were inspired by artworks in the Gallery's permanent collection.
Inscriptionlower centre of sheet (under the image, in graphite): St George's Dilemma
lower left of sheet (under the image, in graphite): 1/25