The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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Dimensions
Image:
8.00" x 5.00"
Overall:
10.00" x 7.00"
Flag of England St Georges Cross Vintage version to scale Art Print
by Sterling Gold
Product Details
Flag of England St Georges Cross Vintage version to scale art print by Sterling Gold. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
The flag of England is derived from St. George's Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules).
The association of the red cross as an emblem of... more
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Artist's Description
The flag of England is derived from St. George's Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules).
The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Middle Ages, and it was used as a component in the design of the Union Flag in 1606; however, the English flag has no official status within the United Kingdom. Since the 1990s it has been in increasingly wide use, particularly at national sporting events.
In 1188 Henry II of England and Philip II of France agreed to go on a a crusade, and that Henry would use a white cross and Philip a red cross. 13th-century authorities are unanimous on the point that the English king adopted the white cross, and the French king the red one (and not vice versa as suggested by later use). It is not clear at what point the English exchanged the white cross for the red-on-white one.
There was a historiographical tradition claiming that Richard the Lionheart himself adopted both the flag and the patron saint from Genoa...
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