A Man of Fashion's Journal
Medium
Hand-colored etching and letterpress
Dimensions
Plate: 7 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (20 × 24.8 cm) Sheet: 17 3/8 × 10 13/16 in. (44.2 × 27.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.827
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson|Edward Spragg|George Murgatroyd Woodward · 1794–1832
**Rudolph Ackermann (1764–1834)** was a pivotal Anglo-German publisher, printseller, and entrepreneur whose London-based business shaped Regency-era visual culture through innovative printmaking and illustrated publications. Born in Stollberg, Saxony, he trained as a saddler and coach-builder before moving to London around 1787. He initially worked in carriage design and related trades, later esta...