St. George! Send help against these spirits of Evil!
Date1938
Artist
John Richard Flanagan
(American illustrator, 1895–1964)
Illustration Citation"The Singing Sands of Prester John," by H. Bedford-Jones, in Blue Book, February 1939
MediumInk on scratch board
Dimensions10 1/2 × 17 in. (26.7 × 43.2 cm)
frame: 19 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (49.5 × 64.8 cm)
frame: 19 1/2 × 25 1/2 in. (49.5 × 64.8 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 1991
Object number1991-23
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextBlue Book was a pulp magazine. This story was part of a series called Trumpets from Oblivion, in which H. Bedford-Jones presented various legendary characters such as Prester John, a figure from Christian medieval fantasy literature. Said to rule a lost nation located vaguely in "the East," he had the magical powers to triumph over his enemies. Here he invokes St. George, a warrier saint and patron of the military.
Felix Octavius Carr Darley
1843
