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Good 18th Century Icon Saint George & the Dragon
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Good 18th Century Icon Saint George & the Dragon

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This is a good 18th century hand painted and gilded icon of St. George and the Dragon in excellent condition dating from the mid 1700s. The icon is painted in lovely bold colours on canvas and retains a wonderful richness and glowing antique patina. Mounted on thick solid pine boards this is a good size measuring 39 cms by 31 cms.

UK insured packing and delivery is £12

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Rams Head Antiques has dated this Saint George Icon Panel to the 18th Century.

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This is a good 18th century hand painted and gilded icon of St. George and the Dragon in excellent condition dating from the mid 1700s.
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The icon is painted in lovely bold colours on canvas and retains a wonderful richness and glowing antique patina.
Rams Head Antiques

Mounted on thick solid pine boards this is a good size measuring 39 cms by 31 cms.

UK insured packing and delivery is £12

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Saint George Icon Panel to the 18th Century.

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Rams Head Antiques
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An 18th-century painted wooden icon depicting Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon against a gilded gold leaf background.
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Durham
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An 18th-century painted wooden icon depicting Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon against a gilded gold leaf background.
Good 18th Century Icon Saint George & the Dragon
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Saint George and the Dragon is one of the most prominent iconographic motifs in Eastern Christian devotional art, symbolising the triumph of faith and good over evil. Originating in the Byzantine tradition, these panel paintings were created as venerated objects for private worship or church iconostases throughout Eastern and Southeastern Europe.

Icons from this era were typically executed on seasoned wooden panels, often lined with linen canvas and coated with a gesso ground (levkas). Artisans painted using natural mineral pigments bound in egg yolk (egg tempera) and applied genuine gold leaf to highlight halos, background fields, and celestial details.

Authentic period icons display distinct signs of age, including craquelure across the painted surface, natural oxidisation of pigments, dark gesso shrinkage lines, and hand-planed wooden backing boards. Period-appropriate joinery, original gilded remnants, and traditional Greek or Cyrillic inscriptions also help verify age.

An antique icon serves as a compelling focal point when displayed against neutral, contemporary backdrops or embedded within an eclectic gallery wall. Positioned in a gallery corridor, above a console, or integrated into a library alcove, the rich tones and gold leaf add historical depth and warm texture to clean architectural spaces.

Keep wooden icon panels in a climate-controlled environment with stable humidity levels to prevent timber warping and flaking paint. Avoid direct sunlight, which degrades egg tempera pigments and damages gold leaf, and clean the surface strictly with a dry, soft microfiber brush rather than chemical solvents or water.
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