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Printing plate
copper plate Engraved Text "Description of the person of Christ Our Saviour"

Object number

LDSAL2022.2.109

Artist/Designer/Maker

Fowler, William - Engraver
Harris, George - Printing plate maker

Production date

20/12/1822

Material

copper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

height: 357mm
width: 280mm

Location

Burlington House - RUB K

Content description

Printing plate with twenty-four lines of engraved text beginning "Description of the person of Christ Our Saviour"; with copper plate maker's stamp on reverse

Inscriptions

Inscription content

Description of the person of Christ Our Saviour sent by
Publius Lentulus, President of Judea...

Inscription content

W.m Fowler Del. et fect Dec.r 20th 1822

Inscription date

20/12/1822

Inscription content

G. HARRIS
31 SHOE LANE
LONDON

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 with twenty-four lines of engraved text beginning "Description of the person of Christ Our Saviour"; with copper plate maker's stamp on reverse
    This etching was published in the Earl of Crawford's volume IV of Fowler's prints.

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

    The text was sent by Publius Lentulus, President of Judea, to the Senate of Rome.