copper plate
Printing plate
Holwood House
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.4.1
Artist/Designer/Maker
Harris, George - Printing plate maker
Roffe, John - Engraver
Roffe, John - Engraver
Production date
after 1823
Material
copper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
height: 178mm
width: 278mm
width: 278mm
Location
Burlington House -
Content description
Printing plate showing a view of Holwood House with trees and shrubs in the foreground. Plate maker's stamp and signs of repoussage on the reverse.
Inscriptions
Inscription content
G. HARRIS
31 SHOE LANE
LONDON
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 a view of Holwood House surrounded by trees. Plate maker's stamp and signs of repoussage on the reverse
This is the central image depicting Holwood House, which was once separated from its border containing the title and production information. For the border, see LDSAL2022.2.4.2.
This plate is listed in a handlist of the woodblock and copper plates commissioned by Thomas Streatfeild found in one drawer at the Society of Antiquaries.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Mr Stephen Wood FSA.
This plate is listed in a handlist of the woodblock and copper plates commissioned by Thomas Streatfeild found in one drawer at the Society of Antiquaries.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Mr Stephen Wood FSA.
