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Printing plate
copper plate Lofric, Saxon Earl of Mercia (Stained Glass)

Object number

LDSAL2022.2.111

Artist/Designer/Maker

Fowler, William - Engraver
Fowler, William - Publisher

Production date

1808

Production place

Winterton

Material

copper

Technique

Etching
Aquatint

Dimensions

height: 578mm
width: 303mm

Location

Burlington House -

Content description

Printing plate reproducing a stained glass window with Leofric, Saxon Earl of Mercia; from Aston Hall, Birmingham; with copper plate maker's stamp and signs of repoussage on reverse

Inscriptions

Inscription content

Leofric. SAXON EARL of MERCIA.

Inscription content

Pub.d Feb.y 23.d 1808. by W.m Fowler, Winterton, Lincolnshire

Inscription content

W.m Fowler Del.t et Fecit

Inscription content

WHITTOW & HARRIS
NO. 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 reproducing a stained glass window with Leofric, Saxon Earl of Mercia; from Aston Hall, Birmingham; with copper plate maker's stamp and signs of repoussage on reverse
    This etching is included in the Earl of Crawford's second volume of Fowler's prints, which contained sixty-two prints reproducing stained glass windows. The volume was published by William Fowler in 1804, thanks to the sponsorship of Joseph Banks.

    This plate is part of a series of nine etchings reproducing the Norman Earls of Chester and Saxon Earls of Mercia from the stained glass windows at Aston Hall, Birmingham. This specific series was dedicated to Heneage Legge, owner of Aston Hall.

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