Printing plate
copper plate
Dedication to Heneage Legge
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.89
Artist/Designer/Maker
Fowler, William - Engraver
Production date
c.1808
Material
copper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
height: 467mm
width: 276mm
width: 276mm
Location
Burlington House - RUB M
Content description
Printing plate bearing the dedication to Heneage Legge preceding the series of etchings of the stained glass windows at Aston Hall, Birmingham; copper plate maker's stamp on reverse.
Inscriptions
Inscription content
To
HENEAGE LEGGE ESQ.r
this series of
ENGRAVINGS
from
Subjects executed
in
Ancient stained Glass
in the
WINDOWS of the HALL
at
Aston near Birmingham
is with
PERMISSION INSCRIBED
by
His Obliged
Servant
W.m Fowler
HENEAGE LEGGE ESQ.r
this series of
ENGRAVINGS
from
Subjects executed
in
Ancient stained Glass
in the
WINDOWS of the HALL
at
Aston near Birmingham
is with
PERMISSION INSCRIBED
by
His Obliged
Servant
W.m Fowler
Inscription content
W.m Fowler Sculpt.
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 bearing the dedication to Heneage Legge preceding the series of etchings of the stained glass windows at Aston Hall, Birmingham; 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.
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.
