Rudolph Ackermann
1 portrait of Rudolph Ackermann
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Rudolph Ackermann
attributed to François Nicholas Mouchet
oil on canvas, 1810-1814
50 1/4 in. x 39 1/2 in. (1276 mm x 1003 mm)
Purchased, 1995
Primary Collection
NPG 6342
Sitterback to top
- Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834), Publisher. Sitter in 1 portrait, Artist or producer associated with 96 portraits.
Artistback to top
- François Nicholas Mouchet (1750-1814), Artist. Artist or producer associated with 1 portrait.
This portraitback to top
Ackerman was the epitome of the Regency art-world entrepreneur: his business 'The Repository of Arts' combined the functions of shop, gallery, circulating library and social centre. He was also a keen promoter of technological inventions. He is show here with an early gas lamp that alludes to his pioneering introduction of gas lighting in his place of work.
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- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 3
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Events of 1810back to top
Current affairs
Serious 'Burdett and Liberty' riots break out in London in support of radical MP Sir Francis Burdett who had been arrested for denouncing the House of Common's decision to bar journalists from some debates.Princess Amelia dies triggering renewed bout of illness in her father, George III.
Art and science
Sir Walter Scott publishes his chivalrous, medieval ballad, The Lady of the Lake, set on Loch Katrine in Perthshire.Kennett and Avon Trunk Canal is completed.
First Savings Bank is set up by financier Henry Duncan.
International
Madame De Stael writes De l'Allemagne which portrays Germany as a model of Romantic nationalism for emerging revolutionary nations. It was banned by Napoleon but published in London to great acclaim.Lisbon besieged. Wellington takes shelter behind the fortified lines of the Torres Vedras and the French army are forced to retreat.
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Martin Hopkinson
13 April 2021, 05:33
Royal Academy 1813 no 790 James Green Mr Ackermann