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Printing plate
copper plate The Murder of Thomas Becket (Stained Glass)

Object number

LDSAL2022.2.97

Artist/Designer/Maker

Fowler, William - Engraver
Fowler, William - Publisher
Harris, George - Printing plate maker

Production date

1808

Production place

Winterton

Material

copper

Technique

Etching
Aquatint

Dimensions

height: 279mm
width: 203mm

Location

Burlington House -

Content description

Printing plate reproducing a stained glass window with the murder of Thomas Becket, in Christ Church, Oxford; with copper plate maker's stamp on reverse

Inscriptions

Inscription content

Murder of Thomas à Becket.
Drawn & Coloured from the Original in Ancient Stained Glass in the
Principal Window of the North Aisle of Ch.Ch. Cathedral, Oxford.
The four Knights represented are WILLIAM DE TRACI,
REGINALD FITZ=URSE, HUGH DE MOREVILLE. & RICH.D BRITO:
Behind the Altar stands EDWARD GRIMFERE, with the Episcopal Cross
in his Hands, and FRITZ=URSE is the Knight who is plunging his Sword
into the Prelate's Brains.

Inscription content

Pub.d Oct.r 20th, 1808 by W.m Fowler, Winterton, Lincolns.e

Inscription date

20/10/1808

Inscription content

W. Fowler Del.t et Fecit

Inscription content

G. HARRIS
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 the murder of Thomas Becket, in Christ Church, Oxford; 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.