Printing plate
copper plate
Roman Tessellated Pavement (Stonesfield, Oxfordshire)
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.153
Artist/Designer/Maker
Fowler, William - Engraver
Production date
1803
Production place
Winterton
Material
copper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
height: 459mm
width: 709mm
width: 709mm
Location
Burlington House -
Content description
Printing plate depicting a Roman tesselated pavement, found at Stonesfield, near Blenheim House, Oxfordshire
Inscriptions
Inscription content
ROMAN / Tessallated Pavement found at STONESFIELD, near Blenheim House, OXFORDSHIRE, / the seat of his Grace the Duke of Marlborough.
Inscription content
W.m Fowler Del.t et Fecit
Inscription content
Publish'd Aug.t 5th, 1803 by W.m Fowler Winterton, LINCOLNSHIRE.
Inscription date
05/08/1803
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 Roman tesselated pavement, found at Stonesfield, near Blenheim House, Oxfordshire
This etching was published in volume I of Fowler's prints. Fowler's etching is apparently based on the smaller engraving of the same subject by George Vertue (see M.V. Taylor, "The Roman Tessellated Pavement at Stonesfield, Oxon.", p. 7).