1820
HGO-01-001-F-U-3
GUSN-358596
One matted aquatint from the illustrated British periodical Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics, more commonly known as Ackermann's Repository for Art or Ackermann's. Titled "An Ice Well," the aquatint depicts an ice well with a porch, columns, and a hip roof in the woods. It has a number of decorative architectural features. Underneath the title, the following is printed: "No. 56, of R. ACKERMANN'S REPOSITORY of ARTS & Pub.d Augt 1 1820 In the top left corner of the recto, the following is typed: "Plate 7, Vol. X."
aquatints (prints)
gardens
nature prints
periodicals
wells (structures)
buildings (structures)
trees
ice
icehouses
aquatints (prints)
No. 56, of R. ACKERMANN'S REPOSITORY of ARTS & Pub.d Augt 1 1820. (typed)
Plate 7, Vol. X. (printed)
1 aquatint : matted ; 9 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
2016
GC002.03.7800.006
Gift
1820 August 1
Gift of Arleyne A. Levee, 2016
London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom)
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834 (Lithographer)
Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics (Publisher)
aquatints (prints)
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions, and politics
Art
Garden
Periodicals
A piece of acid-free paper was placed between the print and the cutout of the matboard.
Staining to top left corner of print.
Item
HGO-01-001-F-U-3
Materials are entirely in English.
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