Printing plate
copper plate
Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester (Stained Glass)
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.67
Artist/Designer/Maker
Fowler, William - Engraver
Fowler, William - Publisher
Fowler, William - Publisher
Production date
1807
Production place
Winterton
Material
copper
Technique
Etching
Aquatint
Aquatint
Dimensions
height: 578mm
width: 330mm
width: 330mm
Location
Burlington House -
Content description
Printing plate reproducing a stained glass window with Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester, wearing plate armour and holding a sword; from Aston Hall, Birmingham; with copper plate maker's stamp on reverse.
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Ranulph de Gernoniss. Fourth EARL of CHESTER.
Inscription content
Pub.d Oct.r 12th 1807 by W.m Fowler, Winterton, Lincolnshire.
Inscription content
W.m Fowler Del. et Fecit
Inscription content
WHITTOW & HARRIS
NO. 31 SHOE LANE
LONDON
NO. 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 Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester; from Aston Hall, Birmingham; with copper plate maker's stamp on reverse.
This etching is included in the Earl of Crawford's second volume of Fowler's prints, which contained sixty-two prints reproducing stained glass windows. The volume was published by William Fowler in 1804, thanks to the sponsorship of Joseph Banks.
This plate is part of a series of nine etchings reproducing the Norman Earls of Chester and Saxon Earls of Mercia from the stained glass windows at Aston Hall, Birmingham. This specific series was dedicated to Heneage Legge, owner of Aston Hall.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Richard Goddard FSA.
This plate is part of a series of nine etchings reproducing the Norman Earls of Chester and Saxon Earls of Mercia from the stained glass windows at Aston Hall, Birmingham. This specific series was dedicated to Heneage Legge, owner of Aston Hall.
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Dr Richard Goddard FSA.
