| Method | Stipple with hand colouring |
| Artist | Samuel Freeman after Adam Buck |
| Published | London. Pub. June 1 1811 at R. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 101 Strand |
| Dimensions | Image 208 x 184 mm, Plate 270 x 215 mm, Sheet 270 x 220 mm |
| Notes |
Four lines of text in two columns: 'As o'er life's checquer'd path you go, May virtue all your footsteps guide! And may no thorns or briars grow, Where 'tis your fortune to abide.' Samuel Freeman (1773-1857) was a British engraver, primarily known for his stipple engravings after portraits by Bartolozzi, Reynolds, Landon, and others. Adam Buck (1759-1833) was a British painter and printmaker who is best known for his portraits of the high society during the Regency. 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. Condition: Trimmed to plate mark. Light staining, especially in bottom margins. Brown ink stain on 'My Tambourine' to bottom right. Scuff to surface in inscription space of 'My Shoe'. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £300.00 |
| Stock ID | 42897 |