Rudolph Ackermann
(1764-1834), PublisherSitter in 1 portrait
Artist associated with 96 portraits
Born in Saxony and trained as a carriage designer, Ackermann moved to London in 1783. From 1800 he was the leading publisher of colour-plate books, decorative prints and fashionable periodicals. He was a major patron of British artists, designers and water colourists and gave near permanent employment to Thomas Rowlandson for over thirty years.
by William Ward, published by William Sheardown, published by Rudolph Ackermann, published by Longman, Hurst & Co, after John Raphael Smith
mezzotint, published 22 March 1811
NPG D708
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham Tomb in Westminster Abbey
by Black & Hopwood, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Mackenzie
aquatint, published 1 August 1812
NPG D5190
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after William Owen
stipple engraving, published 4 February 1812
NPG D18736
published for Rudolph Ackermann
coloured etching and aquatint, 1813-1814
NPG D9071
published for Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured stipple and aquatint engraving, 1814-1815
NPG D24934
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (Lord Castlereagh)
by Georg Siegmund Facius, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Joseph Nollekens
stipple engraving, published 17 December 1814
NPG D37414
Frederick William III, King of Prussia
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after F. Bolt
stipple and line engraving, published 16 July 1814
NPG D15859
published by Rudolph Ackermann, probably after Frederica Louisa Wilhelmina
stipple and line engraving, published 10 March 1814
NPG D15868
Frederick William III, King of Prussia
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after F. Bolt
stipple and line engraving, published 16 July 1814
NPG D18760
Lady Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby
published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Unknown artist
hand-coloured etching and stipple engraving, circa 1815
NPG D47406
published for Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured line engraving, 1815
NPG D4871
by Thomas Rowlandson, published by Rudolph Ackermann
hand-coloured etching, published 16 April 1815
NPG D15894
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Robert Cooper, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 4 June 1816
NPG D33513
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 21 October 1816
NPG D33514
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 22 October 1816
NPG D15867
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 1 May 1816
NPG D19139
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Robert Cooper, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 4 June 1816
NPG D19683
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 22 October 1816
NPG D22137
Frederick VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Walter Henry Watts
stipple and line engraving, published 4 June 1818
NPG D16077
Leopold I, King of the Belgians
by Henry Meyer, published by Rudolph Ackermann, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 10 March 1818
NPG D22136
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