Paul Rajon’s etching, “St George”, 1878, after Edward John Gregory

Paul Rajon (aka Paul Adolphe Rajon) (1843–1888)

“St George”, 1878, after Edward John Gregory (1850–1909)

Etching on heavy laid paper with wide margins.

Size: (sheet) 34.2 x 25.6 cm; (plate) 25 x 19.7 cm; (image borderline) 17.4 x 14.9 cm.

Lettered in plate below the image borderline: (centre) “P. Rajon d'après Gregory./ S^T. GEORGE.”

Beraldi 41 (Henri Beraldi 1891, “Les Graveurs du XIXe Siècle”, Paris, Librairie L. Conquet, vol. 11, p. 160 cat. no 41 [Homme d'armes: Grégory]).

The British Museum offers the following description of this print (no image): “St George, after Gregory; bust-length, looking to the right, bare-headed, both hands resting on the hilt of his sword. 1878 Etching” (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1879-0614-134).

Condition: a richly inked, strong and well-printed (near faultless) impression, with generously wide margins. The margins are slightly grubby with minor stains, otherwise the sheet is in a very good condition with no tears, holes or foxing.

I am selling this extraordinarily strong etching showing a slightly wistful portrayal of the dragon-slayer patron saint of England as a long-fingered good-looking man, for AU$247 (currently US$163.03/EUR149.58/GBP128.32 at the time of this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries.

If you are interested in this superb etching worthy of close study, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.