Printing plate
copper plate
Two Angels Supporting the Cross (Stained Glass)
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.57
Artist/Designer/Maker
Fowler, William - Engraver
Production date
c.1802
Production place
Winterton
Material
copper
Technique
Etching
Aquatint
Aquatint
Dimensions
height: 328mm
width: 241mm
width: 241mm
Location
Burlington House -
Content description
Printing plate depicting a stained glass window with two angels supporting the cross, from Lincoln Cathedral; with aquatint trials and signs of repoussage on reverse.
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Two Angels supporting the Cross.
Taken from the Ancient Stain'd Glass in the upper part of the
North Window in the Great Transept of Lincoln Cathedral.
Scale of Inches
12 10 8 6 4 2
Taken from the Ancient Stain'd Glass in the upper part of the
North Window in the Great Transept of Lincoln Cathedral.
Scale of Inches
12 10 8 6 4 2
Inscription content
W.m Fowler Winterton Del. et fecit
Inscription content
W I W F 1802
Inscription date
1802
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 stained glass window with two angels supporting the cross, from Lincoln Cathedral; with aquatint trials and signs of repoussage on reverse.
This etching was published in volume II of Fowler's prints, which contained twenty-seven hand-coloured etchings of stained glass.
On the reverse of the plate are four areas with aquatint trials, three of which have floral or geometric patterns. One of those also has Fowler's monogram and is dated '1802'.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Richard Goddard FSA.
On the reverse of the plate are four areas with aquatint trials, three of which have floral or geometric patterns. One of those also has Fowler's monogram and is dated '1802'.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Richard Goddard FSA.