Ackermann, RUDOLPH

Ackermann, RUDOLPH, a native of Saxony (born 1764—died 1834), came in 1795 to London, where he opened a print-shop in the Strand. He introduced lithography as a fine art into England, and was the originator of the ‘Annals’ (q.v.), which he commenced by his Forget-me-not, published in 1823 and following years. Among the illustrated works published by him were his Repository of Arts, Literature, and Fashions (1809–28), and works illustrating London, Westminster Abbey, Oxford, and Cambridge. He greatly promoted engraving in England.