The Great Red Dragon and the Woman Clothed with the Sun
Pencil, watercolour, and bodycolour on paper, 34.3 x 24.1 cm, by Henry
John Stock, 1902
Location unknown
One of Stock's
paintings showing the influence of William Blake, this watercolour
depicts a scene from the Book of Revelation. The woman symbolises
Israel and the Church. She is on the verge of giving birth to a
child who will rule all nations, yet is forced into the wilderness
by Satan in the form of an enormous red dragon.
