Tall narrow sepia engraving with stretched, distorted forms, including a rider-like figure and a serpentine shape, with caption text along the bottom edge.

Saint George fighting the dragon, anamorphic engraving, 1821

A tall, narrow engraving printed on paper, showing an anamorphic composition: elongated, distorted forms stretch up the sheet, with a rider-like figure and a serpentine shape near the lower half. A line of printed caption text runs along the bottom edge, and the sepia tones are faint.

Artist: S. H., active approximately 1821?
Date: 1st January 1821
Medium: Engravings Anamorphoses
Source: Wellcome Collection
Size: 789 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1821.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

19th century 1820s 1821 engraving wellcome collection religious print dragon sepia print knight vertical print saint george