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-1869 | WOA 7681
Colour painting of the right hand section of a larger artwork. A woman with short curled brown hair stands beneath an oak branch, wearing a white dress with green drapery. In her hands she holds a gold helmet and a stem of white lilies. At her bare feet is the leg and wing of a green dragon. She looks straight ahead with a neutral expression. Behind her is an orange and cream pattern of shell motifs. The background of the image is a light cream canvas colour.
Purity, Saint George Mosaic
Edward John Poynter,-1869 | WOA 7681
Details
- Collection
- Parliamentary Art Collection
- Object type
- Painting
- Description
- 'Purity', One of Five Sections of a Cartoon for the Mosaic of St George executed in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster in 1869 (this is the centre-right section)
- Creator
- Edward John Poynter (1836-1919),
- Production details
- Date painted (-1869)
- Dimensions
- Canvas Depth 30mm
- Canvas Width 870mm
- Canvas Height 2950mm
- Materials
- Canvas
- Technique
- Oil painting
Copyright
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- Image copyright
- UK Parliament
- Object copyright
- Out of copyright
- Image Credit
- Purity, Saint George Mosaic, Painting by Edward John Poynter ©UK Parliament WOA 7681