Lichfield Cathedral—Western Doorway

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Western doorway of Lichfield Cathedral decorated with foliage and figures

Lichfield Cathedral Church,
view of the western door way.

Artist

Name:: Mackenzie, Frederick
Dates:: ca. 1787-1854
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Buildings & Monuments
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Le Keux, John
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The Duke University Libraries, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Cathedral antiquities of England, vol. 3
Author:: Britton, John
Publisher:: London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1814-1835
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Description:

View of the western doorway of Lichfield Cathedral with its profuse decoration of sculptured foliage and figures. It is described as follows by the author:

The door-way is divided into two openings, by a clustered column in the middle, to which is attached a figure, said to personify the Virgin Mary. There are also two corresponding statues on each side of the door, standing on beautifully formed brackets, and surmounted by equally beautiful canopies. Stukeley conjectures that these figures were meant for the Evangelists.

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