Lindisfarne Priory Ruins, Holy Island - Original Watercolor - 1894
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Lindisfarne Priory Ruins, Holy Island - Original Watercolor - 1894

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Original watercolor of the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, on Holy Island (Northumberland), seen from inside the nave: the gable and the rainbow arch still standing, with the red sandstone walls and the fallen ashlar lying in the grass. Titled and dated by hand at the lower right, Lindisfarne Priory, Sep. 1 1894.

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Original watercolor of the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, on Holy Island (Northumberland), seen from inside the nave: the gable and the rainbow arch still standing, with the red sandstone walls and the fallen ashlar lying in the grass. Titled and dated by hand at the lower right, Lindisfarne Priory, Sep. 1 1894.

Lindisfarne, founded by Saint Aidan in the 7th century, was one of the great centers of insular Christianity and the first place in England sacked by the Vikings in 793.

Medium: Watercolor and pencil on paper.
Date: 1 September 1894.
Dimensions: 13.4 x 10 in (34 x 25.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition; the color well preserved and the deckle-edged paper lightly toned.

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