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Printing plate
copper plate Roman Tessellated Pavement, Lincoln

Object number

LDSAL2022.2.143

Artist/Designer/Maker

Fowler, William - Engraver
Fowler, William - Publisher

Production date

1799

Production place

Winterton

Material

copper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

height: 267mm
width: 385mm

Location

Burlington House - RUB K

Content description

Printing plate of a Roman tessellated pavement found at Lincoln, near the Minster in 1793

Inscriptions

Inscription content

ROMAN / Tessellated Pavement discovered in 1793 / at LINCOLN near the MINSTER.

Inscription date

1793

Inscription content

Publish'd April 12th, 1799 by W.m Fowler WINTERTON.

Inscription date

12/04/1799

Inscription content

W.m Fowler Del. et Fecit

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 of a Roman tessellated pavement found at Lincoln, near the Minster in 1793
    This etching was published in volume I of Fowler's prints, which contained twenty-seven hand-coloured etchings of pavements.