Printing plate
copper plate
Medieval objects from Le Châtelard, Switzerland
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.75
Artist/Designer/Maker
Troyon, Frédéric - Artist
Basire, James - Engraver
Basire, James - Engraver
Production date
1854
Material
copper
Technique
Etching
Aquatint
Stipple
Aquatint
Stipple
Dimensions
height: 227mm
width: 277mm
width: 277mm
Location
Burlington House -
Content description
Printing plate reproducing Medieval objects from Le Châtelard, Switzerland; from Archaeologia vol. XXXV plate XVII
Inscriptions
Inscription content
Coupe de la Motte du Chatelard et de ses fossés d'enceinte
Inscription content
Antiquités de Chevannes sur le Veyron en Suisse
Les Fig, 2 à 10 sont de demi-grandeur, soit le quart de surface.
Les Fig, 2 à 10 sont de demi-grandeur, soit le quart de surface.
Inscription content
Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London, 1854.
Inscription date
1854
Inscription content
Fred. Troyon Janv. 1854
Inscription date
1854
Inscription content
J. Basire sc.
Inscription content
Vol. XXX. Plate XVII. p. 397
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 Medieval objects from Le Châtelard, Switzerland; from Archaeologia vol. XXXV plate XVII
This plate was commissioned by the Society of Antiquaries as an illustration for vol. 35, issue 2 of the journal "Archaeologia". The paper is by Frederic Troyon, and it was communicated through John Yonge Akerman.
The Society has the original drawing by Frederic Troyon (see LDSAL2020.38.300).
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Ms Margaret Ford FSA.
The Society has the original drawing by Frederic Troyon (see LDSAL2020.38.300).
Digitised thanks to the kind donation of Ms Margaret Ford FSA.
