ACKERMANN, R.,

10 Prints By R. Ackermann + One Other Print Together 11 Prints, All Framed

. A collection of 10 Ackermann prints , all framed and all from the walls of Thornton's Bookshop in Broad street (1835 - 2002) namely: University and Queen's colleges. High street / Oriel college / St. Peter's church / Hall of Exeter college / Merton Chapel Queen's College Chapel / A view of Magpie Lane / The Old Tower / View of Oxford taken from New College tower: (damaged bottom margin) / All Souls College, taken from the top of the Radcliffe Library From A History of The University of Oxford, its Colleges, Halls, and Public Buildings. London: R. Ackermann, 1814. After David Loggan's Oxonia, Ackermann's History of Oxford is the best known of works on that great university. The plates from this volume are justly known as perhaps the aesthetically finest views of the city and its colleges, halls, etc. Their interesting compositions, many showing students, travelers, dons, and so on, are finely depicted with the excellent engraving and vivid, rich colour for which these prints are known. + one other print (not Ackermann) View in Broad-Street in Oxford. J. Farington R.A. delt. J. C. Stadler Sculpt. Pub. June 1, 1793, by J. & J. Boydell, Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall, & No. 90, Cheapside. Sepia aquatint. 320 x 220mm. From the 'History of the River Thames'.Abbey: 432. PAYMENT VIA BANK TRANSFER ONLY. COST OF FORWARDING AND INSURANCE IN UK VIA UPS. WE CANNOT SEND THIS COLLECTION ABROAD.

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Book number: F3276

Catalogue: Oxford

Keywords: Oxford Prints