Caption

Portal of Lichfield Cathedral, photograph, page, photographer: John Benjamin Stone, Lichfield, c. 1865 - in or before 1870, Staffordshire, paper, albumen print, height 177 mm x width 128 mm, church (exterior), parts of church exterior and annexes: portal, parts of church exterior and annexes: tympanum, Lichfield Cathedral, A sepia-toned photograph of a carved stone doorway featuring a pointed arch with multiple concentric archivolts decorated with carved foliage and small sculpted heads, a central sculpted figure standing above double wooden doors studded with decorative rivets, slender clustered columns on either side with decorated capitals, flat stone walls surrounding the entrance, and a sculpted standing figure in a recessed niche to the right of the doorway.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_283

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Rights managed

Available size

40.6Mb (9.5Mb) / 10.9in x 14.4in / 3277 x 4328 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portal Lichfield Cathedral photograph page photographer John Benjamin Stone Lichfield c 1865 - 1870 Staffordshire paper albumen print height 177 mm x width 128 mm church exterior parts church exterior annexes portal tympanum sepia-toned photograph carved stone doorway featuring pointed arch multiple concentric archivolts decorated carved foliage small sculpted heads central figure standing double wooden doors studded decorative rivets slender clustered columns side decorated capitals flat stone walls surrounding entrance standing figure recessed niche right doorway