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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustrations for C. L. Bretzner's 'The Marriage Broker'1784

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Engraving on aged cream paper, three men in 18th-century dress gesturing animatedly on a tree-lined path, with German and French text below
Engraving of two women in elaborate 18th-century dress and towering powdered wigs, facing each other in an interior setting, with handwritten German and French text below.
Engraving of an interior scene with two figures at a writing table; an older seated man gestures toward a standing woman in late 18th-century dress and feathered hat. A curtained window fills the background. German script text below reads "Noch Jungfer? Encor p--le?"
Engraving of two figures in 18th-century dress in an interior scene; a kneeling man raises his hand toward a standing woman in an elaborate gown, with a curtained window and wooden chair in the background. German and French text in cursive script below.
Engraving of an interior scene with two figures in 18th-century dress: one seated at a writing table, head resting on hand, and another standing gesturing with raised arm. A curtained window is visible in the background. German and French text appears below the image.
Engraving of two figures in late 18th-century dress embracing near a window, with a chair and writing table visible; German and French script caption below.
Engraving of three figures in 18th-century dress in an interior setting; two figures stand at left facing a gesturing man at right, with a window and bookcase behind them. German and French text below in script lettering.
Engraving of two figures in an interior: a standing woman in late 18th-century dress with an elaborate hat looks down at a man kneeling at her feet, one arm raised toward her. A sword lies on the tiled floor. Text in German and French below reads 'Ah, Grausame! — ein andrer? wo ist er? wer ist er? Ah, cruelle! — un autre? ou est-il? qui est-il?'
Engraving of an interior scene with two figures in late 18th-century dress: a woman standing near a window with arms crossed, and a man leaning toward her with hat in hand, gesturing with a cane. Text below in German and French script reads "Wie? versagt? versagt? / Quoi? promis? promis?"
Engraving of two figures facing each other in an interior with a cabinet and ceramic vessels on shelves above; a man in a fur-trimmed coat and cap gestures toward a woman in a hooded cloak holding a cane; German and French text below in cursive script.
Engraving of six figures in 18th-century dress gathered in an interior, one man presenting a framed object to another while a woman in a hooded cloak stands at center; German and French text below.
Engraving of six figures in 18th-century dress gathered in an interior; two women in headscarves at left, three men in wigs and coats at center and right, one holding a hat. German and French text below in cursive script.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustrations for C. L. Bretzner's 'The Marriage Broker'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1784
Medium
Etchings, laid down
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 9/16 x 2 in. (9.05 x 5.08 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald
Accession Number
54.67.261-.272
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected 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.