St. George against the Dragon Alcohol

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Artist/Maker	Crane, Walter (R.W.S.) (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (issued)

‘St. George against the Dragon Alcohol’. A lithograph print poster promoting a campaign in Holland against the trade in alcoholic drink, and bad working conditions in the breweries. Signed with the artist’s emblem and dated 1911. Signed in pencil below the design, Walter Crane. Lettered in Dutch with slogans etc.

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Categories	Prints Drinking Posters
Object type	Poster
Title	St. George against the Dragon Alcohol (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Lithograph print on paper Paper Printing Ink Lithography
Brief description	‘St. George against the Dragon Alcohol’. Lithograph print poster promoting a campaign in Holland against the trade in alcoholic drink, and bad working conditions in the breweries. Design by Walter Crane. 1911.
Physical description	‘St. George against the Dragon Alcohol’. A lithograph print poster promoting a campaign in Holland against the trade in alcoholic drink, and bad working conditions in the breweries. Signed with the artist’s emblem and dated 1911. Signed in pencil below the design, Walter Crane. Lettered in Dutch with slogans etc.
Dimensions	Height: 33.7cm Width: 57.3cm Taken from 'Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965' published by HMSO 1966
Marks and inscriptions	(Signed with the artist's emblem.) 1911 (Dated) Walter Crane (Signed in pencil below the design.) (Lettered in Dutch with slogans etc)
Credit line	Bequeathed by Miss Estella Canziani
Subjects depicted	Symbolism St George and the Dragon Alcohol Breweries St. George
Bibliographic references	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1965 pub. HMSO 1966 Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number	10/B12 - V&A microfiche
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.906-1965

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O696530/st-george-against-the-dragon-poster-crane-walter-rws/

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