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Thomas Ross & Son, also known as Ross's, is an English fine art printers, founded in 1833 in London.

The privately held company is a publisher of fine art prints and a specialist in intaglio printmaking, with a significant archive collection dating back to 1700, including old master prints, totalling circa 10,000 images. The company is particularly known for traditional printmaking by hand, and watercolour by hand. They publish editions of historical engravings, etchings (including aquatints) and mezzotints from copper plates.

The company was founded as Dixon & Ross in 1833 by Henry and John Dixon along with William Ross. The Dixons eventually left the company, which passed to William Ross's son, Thomas Ross. By 1876 the company was renamed after Thomas Ross. Thomas Ross' son joined the company, leading it to be renamed in 1886 as Thomas Ross & Son.

Sometimes erroneously referred to as "Thomas Ross & Sons" plural. Thomas Ross (publisher) had only one son, also called Thomas Ross?, who worked at the company from 1886, until his death.

History

 * June 21, 1833 — The earliest recorded date in the company's archives: an expense for shop signage displaying Dixon & Ross at 4 St James's Place, London.


 * 1876 — renamed as Thomas Ross.
 * 1886 — renamed as Thomas Ross & Son.
 * 1905 — ownership transferred to Alfred Pomeroy (a former apprentice at the company), and remained in the Pomeroy family.
 * 1956 — acquisition of the older firm of plate printers, McQueen & Co. (c1790–1956) by merger.
 * 1985 — ownership transferred to the Nutburn family of Reading, Berkshire and incorporated as Thomas Ross Ltd, registered in Southampton.