Bow Street Office
Medium
Hand-colored etching and aquatint
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 9 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (24.5 × 28.9 cm) Plate: 9 3/16 × 10 7/8 in. (23.4 × 27.6 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.1167-145
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson|Auguste Charles Pugin|John Hill · 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...