Johann Adam Ackermann (3 November 1780 – 27 March 1853) was a German

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of the early 19th century. He was born in

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and moved to Frankfurt am Main in 1804. His best-known works are his winter landscapes and

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s. He died in Frankfurt. Johann Ackermann was the brother of Georg Friedrich Ackermann (1787, Mainz – 1843, Frankfurt am Main), who also painted landscapes but with less success.

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