I've been fortunate to discovered a treasure trove of 200 year old Regency images in the pages of an old British publication called Ackermann's Repository. There are fashion plates, furniture pieces, curtains, houses, buildings, scenery and more... Oh, it's been so much fun to browse through all 20 years of the publication. I'm currently in the process of saving these amazing images to my computer and will be posting them on my blog all summer long. I'm starting with the fashion plates, then will do curtains, furniture and finally some of the scenes, buildings and manor houses; to give well rounded examples of what Ackermann's was all about. For a few examples of my Ackermann finds, click HERE. (My Fanciful Muse blog was feeling a bit neglected, so I posted a few of my finds there too.) This is my favorite fashion plate from the 1812 Ackermann's Repository issues Description of plate 27 is for the above shown pink dress This is my 4th installment of fashion plates from Ackermann's Repository - Regency era magazine. Ackermann's Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufacturers, Fashion and Politics. was a popular publications in England from 1809-1829. (The 1829 issues were printed as "Ackermann's Repository of Fashion".) I have found the articles and illustrations to be a fascinating glimpse into that time period. One of my favorite ongoing series in the magazine are the fashion plates. Each monthly issue usually included 2 Fashion plates, giving on average a total of 24 Fashion plates for the year. Though the magazine was published monthly; specially bound volumes were available from Ackermann's. These "bound" book versions, consisted of a 2 volume set for each year it was in publication. Ackermann's Repository "Bound" Series 1 ran from 1809 - 1815 with a total of 14 Volumes for Series 1 Series 1 Vol 1 was Jan - June 1809 Series 1 Vol 2 was July - Dec 1809 Series 1 Vol 3 was Jan - June 1810 Series 1 Vol 4 was July - Dec 1810 Series 1 Vol 5 was Jan - June 1811 Series 1 Vol 6 was July - Dec 1811 Series 1 Vol 7 was Jan - June 1812 Series 1 Vol 8 was July - Dec 1812 Series 1 Vol 9 was Jan - June 1813 Series 1 Vol 10 was July - Dec 1813 Series 1 Vol 11 was Jan - June 1814 Series 1 Vol 12 was July - Dec 1814 Series 1 Vol 13 was Jan - June 1815 Series 1 Vol 14 was July - Dec 1815 Today I will be posting the fashion plates for the year 1812. Series 1 Vol 7 was Jan - June 1812 Series 1 Vol 8 was July - Dec 1812 I hope you enjoy! 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This image is from the July 1812 Issue Now that I've turned this lovely lady into a png image, she can easily be inserted into any digital scene of my choosing. For Example 1809 Furniture Plate and the 1812 Lady looking out a window Here I used an Ackermann's 1809 Furniture plate that shows a great window with fancy curtain and placed my 1812 lady looking out one of the windows. I could put her in garden, with other people or in a different type of room to get a different look. And for a different look Same 1812 Lady but now in a 1813 plate showing a Library I've placed my lady in this fun library setting. I know I'll have hours of fun using there Ackermann Repository images. Check back soon for the next installment of Ackermann's Repository - Fashion plates. Thanks for visiting me here at EKDuncan.blogspot.com If you have enjoyed seeing these images from Ackermann's Repository and would like the opportunity to see and read an original for yourself they are are available on line at www.archive.org Click HERE then choose the volume you are interested in. You can then see and read them online or download them to your computer for future reference. Enjoy!