| Method | Aquatint with hand colouring |
| Artist | John Bluck after William Turner |
| Published | London Pubd. July 1st. 1814 at 101 Strand, for R. Ackermann's History of Oxford. |
| Dimensions | Image 198 x 260 mm, Plate 248 x 293 mm, Sheet 285 x 348 mm |
| Notes |
A view of Oxford from the Observatory 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. John Bluck (1791 - 1832) was a British printmaker and engraver, specialising in aquatint. William Turner (1789-1862), commonly called William Turner of Oxford to differentiate him from his more famous contemporary Joseph Mallord William Turner, was an Oxfordshire painter and artist, best known for his watercolours of Oxford and the surrounding countryside. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1807, and was a prominent member of the watercolour society. He studied drawing under the artist and printmaker William Delamotte, and was also a pupil of John Varley. |
| Framing | mounted |
| Price | £250.00 |
| Stock ID | 49287 |