| Method | Aquatint with hand colouring |
| Artist | George Robert Lewis after Frederick Nash |
| Published | London: Pub.d Aug.t 1.1814 at 101 Strand, for R. Ackermann's History of Oxford. |
| Dimensions | Image 263 x 203 mm, Plate 298 x 250 mm, Sheet 343 x 276 mm |
| Notes |
A view of Magdalen Tower from Rudolph Ackermann's A History of the University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls and Public Buildings. Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834) was a lithographer and publisher born in Saxony. He moved to London in 1787 and later established a business as a coachmaker at 7 Little Russell Street, Covent Garden. In 1796, having already published the first of many books of carriage designs, he moved to 96 Strand where he ran a drawing school for ten years. The following year, Ackermann moved to 101 Strand (known, from 1798, as The Repository of Arts) where he sold old master paintings and artists' supplies as well as prints. In 1803, 220 Strand was given as his address in a print published that year. The Microcosm of London (1808-10) and the monthly Repository of Arts (1809-29) established his reputation for fine colour plate books. From 1816, he began to publish lithographs. Ackermann always maintained links with his native Germany, and in the 1820s, he also opened outlets in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Argentina, and Peru. In 1832, he handed the running of the business over to his second son George and his younger brothers, who traded as Ackermann & Co.at 106 The Strand until 1861. Ackermann also established a print business for his eldest son Rudolph at 191 Regent Street. Frederick Nash (1782-1856) was an English painter and draftsman, who specialised in watercolour landscapes and architectural drawings. He studied under Thomas Malton, enrolled at the Royal Academy of Arts and worked with antiquarians like John Britton and Wedlake Brayley. George Robert Lewis (1782-1871) was an English portrait and landscape painter. He was the younger brother of the artist Frederick Christian Lewis and the bookbinder Charles Lewis. Condition: Excellent clean impression with full margins. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £250.00 |
| Stock ID | 49950 |