Skipped a day on the to day 5: You as a kid. I drew and painted a lot! My uncle worked in the printing department at the evening standard so we had endless rolls of plain newspaper to draw on! Thought this would be apt to post today as it's

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Happy from our George and his dragon.

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To our beautiful store owners in England - Happy St. Georges Day. Be proud. Feel united. After all this we can all meet up again and have one big party.

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I like the Google doodle today. It's nice that St G, his horse and the dragon are all friends making toast together....

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Just where IS St. George when you need him eh?

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Thinking of getting creative at home?

🐲 On try recreating Uccello's 'Saint George and the Dragon' with the help of some cuddly toys, just like Christine, our Head of Curatorial, did!

Learn more about the painting here: https://t.co/eTW1QQ6jhb

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On we celebrate the English knight Saint George who did the proper English thing & had a nice chat & an English cuppa & a with the dragon

(before biffing him when he wasn't looking & nicking his biscuits!)

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Happy to one and all! Here's a brave cartoon ready to take on the have a look here: https://t.co/CgfD1mdC4Z

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A couple of dragons for A 2 legged dragon, Wyvern, on a medieval tile uncovered at The Commandery on a community dig, & another as part of the decoration of an Edward VI document, linked to the royal coat of arms.

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Last of my selection of paintings for showing & the dragon, by leading French Symbolist artist. Inspired by & & https://t.co/vgiHT7IAUZ

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Another painting for this time by The dramatic scene has arriving just in time, while the princess flees. It came into our collection in 1831, only 7 yrs after gallery was formed 2/ https://t.co/vL3B5cKDuC

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On “Waiter, waiter, there’s a dragon in my soup!”

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In which St George cuts a small dragon into even smaller pieces (British Library Ms Sloane 2633 f. 23v)

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Never more have we needed him. Happy

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This friendly smiling minuscule dragon was just minding its business, when George turned up with his lance (British Library Ms Harley 2985 f. 25v)

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🐲 Happy Saint George taming then slaying a dragon is one of the most fantastic saints‘ legends of the Middle Ages.

Here Uccello has compressed two parts of the story into one small and strange picture. Find out how here: https://t.co/eTW1QQ6jhb

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