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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.

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Plate 1 for C. L. Bretzner's 'The Marriage Broker', 1784, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.