The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics
1809–28
Medium
Illustrations: etching, engraving, aquatint, woodcut, hand-coloring, fabric samples
Dimensions
each vol. approx.: 9 7/16 × 6 × 1 3/4 in. (24 × 15.3 × 4.5 cm)
Classification
Books|Ornament & Architecture|Periodicals
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1942
Accession Number
42.74.2(1-40)
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Rudolph Ackermann, London · 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...