St George Series - Male Nude - Study of St George for 'St George slaying the Dragon'1865 – 1866 Accession number: 1904P85 Red chalk and pencil, background heightened in red chalk, laid down. Width: 280 mm Height: 336 mm InformationA study for the sixth painting in the series of seven canvases illustrating 'The Story of St George' for the dining room of the artist Myles Birket Foster, at Witley, Surrey.One of fifteen studies for this subject in Birmingham's collection. The final painting is now in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. A gouache version, omitting the Princess, is owned by William Morris Museum, Walthamstow.
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