"St. Margaret After Raphael - Engraving "
Portrait after Raphael of Saint Margaret, emerging peacefully and unharmed from the belly of a dragon that, according to legend, swallowed her. The original painting is housed in the Louvre Museum. Saint Margaret is a martyr of Antioch in Pisidia, sometimes called Marina. Raphael (after) Saint Margaret Virgin and Martyr.
Chereau, rue Saint-Jacques, Paris. late 18th or early 19th century.
Dimensions of the engraving: 35 x 22 cm.
Wear of time, dull edges, slight water stain. See the slideshow of photographs.
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Reference: "St. Margaret." Catholic Online Saints & Angels. 1999-2002.
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