A RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT GEORGE SLAYING THE DRAGON, 19TH CENTURY
depicting Saint George on his white steed trampling a dragon coiled underfoot, with an angel crowning the victor, as the princess Elisaba of Atalia keeps the beast chained by the castle. Egg tempera, gold leaf and gesso on a wood panel. Two insert splints on the back (both missing). Inscribed on verso with the subject and the name of a client. 32 x 25.5 cm (12 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.)