The Praise of Foolishness

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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)
Prints and Drawings
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.