This fine art print is from an original artwork and is a journey into a romantic world of knights, maidens and castles, inspired by the timeless stories and legends of the medieval imagination.

A lone knight makes his way through the forest towards a distant castle, where he comes upon a fair maiden beside a mystical lake. Her horse waits nearby as she pauses to admire the still waters, creating the sense that the knight has stumbled upon a scene from a much older tale.

The setting is deliberately timeless and imagined rather than based on a particular place. Ancient woodland, the distant castle and the mysterious lake provide the ingredients for a story that the viewer can complete for themselves. Who is the knight? Who is the maiden? And where is he travelling?

Perhaps there is a quest ahead, perhaps a romance, or perhaps the story has already begun.

For me, this is nostalgic escapism – an invitation to step away from the modern world for a while and lose yourself in a landscape where legends still seem possible.

Subject: Fantasy forest, knight, maiden and castle

Medium: Giclée 12-colour pigment inks that carry a lightfastness of 100 years.

Paper: Archival Somerset Enhanced Velvet 255gsm paper.

Image sizes: 50x38cm, 38x28cm

Paper sizes: Additional 2.5cm border all round

Limited print numbers: Yes, 25 of each

Framed: No

Original: No

Certificate of Authentication: Yes

Artist: Graham McKenzie-Smith

DELIVERY TIMES - Due to limitations of storage, any print orders are printed first by a third party. These can take up to two weeks upon which I shall despatch them on a 48 hour Tracked service. Customers shall be updated on estimated delivery timescale.