Printing plate
copper plate
William Lord Beaumont (Stained Glass)
Object number
LDSAL2022.2.95
Artist/Designer/Maker
Fowler, William - Engraver
Fowler, William - Publisher
Fowler, William - Publisher
Production date
1806
Production place
Winterton
Material
copper
Technique
Etching
Aquatint
Aquatint
Dimensions
height: 288mm
width: 169mm
width: 169mm
Location
Burlington House - Box H
Content description
Printing plate reproducing a stained glass window with William Lord Beaumont, in St Peter's Church, Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire
Inscriptions
Inscription content
William Lord Beaumont
After the Original in Ancient Stained Glass, in the East Window of St. Peters
Church, at Barton-upon-Humber, in the County of Lincoln.
The above Nobleman possesses considerable landed Property at Winterton.
Nine Miles from Barton, about the Year 1296.
After the Original in Ancient Stained Glass, in the East Window of St. Peters
Church, at Barton-upon-Humber, in the County of Lincoln.
The above Nobleman possesses considerable landed Property at Winterton.
Nine Miles from Barton, about the Year 1296.
Inscription content
Pub.d Feb.y 20th, 1806 by W.m Fowler, Lincolnshire
Inscription date
20/02/1806
Inscription content
W. Fowler Del.t et Fecit.
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 William Lord Beaumont, in St Peter's Church, Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire
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.