Printing plate
copper plate
John of Gaunt (Stained Glass)
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.60
Artist/Designer/Maker
Fowler, William - Engraver
Harris, George - Printing plate maker
Harris, George - Printing plate maker
Production date
1822
Material
copper
Technique
Etching
Aquatint
Aquatint
Dimensions
height: 532mm
width: 268mm
width: 268mm
Location
Burlington House - RUB M
Content description
Printing plate reproducing a stained glass window with John of Gaunt, from Long Sutton Church, Lincolnshire; with copper plate maker's stamp on reverse.
Inscriptions
Inscription content
JOHN of GAUNT.
From a Window in the South Aile of Long Sutton Church. Lincolnshire.
From a Window in the South Aile of Long Sutton Church. Lincolnshire.
Inscription content
WFowler Del et fecit Oct. 1 1822
Inscription date
01/10/1822
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 reproducing a stained glass window with John of Gaunt, from Long Sutton Church, Lincolnshire; with copper plate maker's stamp on reverse.
This etching is included in the Earl of Crawford's fourth volume of Fowler's prints, which contained prints circulated by the artists among his circles but never published.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Richard Goddard FSA.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Richard Goddard FSA.