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Printing plate
copper plate Head of a Monk (Stained Glass)

Object number

LDSAL2022.2.103

Artist/Designer/Maker

Fowler, William - Engraver

Production date

1821

Material

copper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

height: 231mm
width: 192mm

Location

Burlington House - RUB R

Content description

Printing plate depicting a stained glass window with the head of a monk with a cap or turban; from York cathedral.

Inscriptions

Inscription content

FROM THE EAST WINDOW IN YORK CATHEDRAL.
WFowler Del et fecit May. 1821

Inscription date

05/1821

References

Reference (controlled)

Betti, Chiara. “Lost Treasures Resurface: The Untold Story of the Society of Antiquaries’ Printing Plates.” The Antiquaries Journal 104 (2024): 304–42. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581524000179.
    Printing plate depicting a stained glass window with the head of a monk with a cap or turban; from York cathedral.
    This etching was published in volume III of Fowler's prints, which contained twenty hand-coloured etchings of stained glass.

    The prints from this plate were not published for sale but circulated privately among Fowler's circle.