Aston Hall, the Seat of James Watt

A fine original antique hand coloured aquatint from the Repository of Arts by R. Ackermann. This one illustrating Aston Hall in Birmingham, the Seat of James Watt, Esq, from the drawing by W. Westall. Published between 1809 - 1828. Image size approx 11 x 18cm. Good margins. Good condition. Rare.

Rudolph Ackermann (1764-1834). Born in Stolberg, Germany, he moved to London and in 1795 set up a print shop in The Stand. He published many fine books with coloured aquatint plates and single plates illustrating caricatures, sporting, decoration and topographical views.