THEYS, Freddy. Lesser Doorway, West Front, St. Magnus Cathedral.
Original contemporary copper plate etching, signed by the artist, edition 40/70, 1995. 215 x 150 mm.
St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall dominates the skyline of Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. It is the most northerly cathedral in the British Isles, a fine example of Romanesque architecture built for the bishops of Orkney when the islands were ruled by the Norse Earls of Orkney. The construction commenced in 1137 and it was added to over the next three hundred years.
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