The Praise of Foolishness

* Nearly 20,000 images of artworks the museum believes to be in the public domain are available to download on this site. Other images may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. By using any of these images you agree to LACMA's Terms of Use.

The Praise of Foolishness

Alternate Title: Das Lob der Narrheit
Book: Achtes Blätt, Title Vignette
Germany, 1780
Prints; etchings
Etching, laid down
Sheet: 5 7/16 x 3 1/8 in. (13.81 x 7.94 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis (55.102.463)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Engelmann, Wilhelm. Daniel Chodowiecki's sämmtliche kupferstiche : Beschrieben, mit historischen, literarischen und bibliographischen nachweisungen, der lebensbeschreibung des künstlers und registern versehen. Berlin: W. Engelmann, 1857.