St Mary's Church, taken from the top of Radcliffe Library

Method Aquatint with hand colouring
Artist Frederick Christian Lewis after Frederick Nash
Published London Pub.d 1st Nov.r 1813 at 101 Strand, for R. Ackermann's History of Oxford
Dimensions Image 284 x 209 mm, Plate 250 x 295 mm, Sheet 289 x 354 mm
Notes A view of St. Mary's Church from the top of Radcliffe Library, 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.

Frederick Christian Lewis (1779 -1856) was a British printmaker, and sometimes painter, who specialised in aquatint and reproducing drawings. Lewis was 'Engraver of Drawings to the Queen.' Numerous members of the Lewis family were involved in printmaking, publishing, and painting, including his brother Charles, and his sons John Frederick, Charles George, and Frederick Christian Jnr. Having studied under J.C. Stadler, he worked initially for Ottley, and then for many years for Thomas Lawrence.
Framing mounted
Price £150.00
Stock ID 49246

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