Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834

Title:

Ackermann's new drawing book of light and shadow : in imitation of Indian ink.

Alternate Title(s):

New drawing book of light and shadow

Published / Created:

London : Printed by William Savage, Bedford Bury, for R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101, Strand, 1809.

Physical Description:

[2], ii, [12] p., 24 leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 x 30 cm.

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
ND2460 .A25 1809+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Related Content:

View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3087992

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Aquatint engravings by Thomas Sutherland and John Bluck; after Evans.

Ford, J. Ackermann, 1783-1983, p. 220

Gilpin to Ruskin, p. 31

Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 88

BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in contemporary red half roan and marbled boards. With a note on the title page attributing the work to David Cox. Bound in at end are four aquatint engravings, from an unidentified work published by Ackermann, March 1, 1798.

Subject Terms:

Brush drawing. | Watercolor painting, British. | Shades and shadows. | Ackermann, R. -- Publisher. | Savage, William -- Printer.

Form/Genre:

Aquatints -- 1809.

Contributors:

Cox, David, 1783–1859, attributed author. | Sutherland, Thomas, approximately 1785–approximately 1825, engraver. | John Bluck, active 1791–1819, engraver. | Evans, ill. | Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834, publisher.