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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for 'Life of a Badly Brought Up Young Lady' (Set of 10 etchings)1779

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Engraving of five costumed figures playing cards by candlelight around a draped table, with German caption below in script lettering
Line engraving of five figures in 18th-century dress in an interior scene; a woman in a wide skirt and tall powdered wig gestures toward a group of three men restraining or supporting a fourth figure who bows or stumbles forward. German script caption below reads 'Bekanntschafft mit grossen Männern.'
Engraving of a lively outdoor equestrian scene with multiple riders on horseback, figures in period costume with wide-brimmed hats, one figure raising a whip or baton aloft; fine crosshatched linework on aged paper; German script caption below reading "Freuden der Jugend."
Line engraving of three figures in 18th-century dress beneath a tree; a woman in an elaborate powdered wig and ruffled gown faces a man holding a hat, while a second man gestures from the left. Caption in German script reads "Kluge Wahl!"
Engraving of four figures in 18th-century dress gathered around a table displaying decorated hats and hat boxes; a seated woman at left is attended by three standing figures holding millinery items; hatboxes labeled in German script are stacked at lower right; caption reads "Weiser Gebrauch des Reichthums" in script lettering.
Engraving of an interior scene; a woman in an elaborate feathered headdress and full-skirted 18th-century gown stands near a window with drawn curtains, her back to the viewer; in the background, two figures work at a table. German script caption below reads "Gewöhnliche Zuflucht."
Engraving depicting four figures in 18th-century dress in an interior scene; a cook in apron and tall cap gestures toward two standing visitors, while a seated woman at a small table with cups looks on; German script caption below reads "Ungelegener Besuch."
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustration for 'Life of a Badly Brought Up Young Lady' (Set of 10 etchings)
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1779
Medium
Etchings
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 7/16 x 2 in. (8.73 x 5.08 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald
Accession Number
54.67.39-.48
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings