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Printing plate
copper plate Bust of a Crowned King Holding a Pyx

Object number

LDSAL2022.2.49

Artist/Designer/Maker

Fowler, William - Engraver

Production date

1821

Material

copper

Technique

Etching

Dimensions

height: 239mm
width: 192mm

Location

Burlington House - Box I

Content description

Printing plate depicting the bust of a crowned king holding a pyx; from the east window in York Cathedral.

Inscriptions

Inscription content

FROM THE EAST WINDOW IN YORK CATHEDRAL
WFowler Del et fecit May. 1821

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 the bust of a crowned king holding a pyx; from the east window in York Cathedral.
    Although this plate is included in volume III of Fowler's prints, it was not published for sale but circulated among Fowler's friends and patrons.

    Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Richard Goddard FSA.