Plate 17, from "World in Miniature"
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 13/16 × 9 9/16 in. (17.3 × 24.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.49.2(17)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
BirdsMenWomenDogsHorsesCarts
About the Artist
Rudolph Ackermann, London|Thomas Rowlandson · 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...