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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustrations for Thomas Smollett's 'The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle'1785

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Engraving on cream paper, four figures in a low-ceilinged interior, heavyset central man with arms spread wide in a tipping chair, two figures at a table to the left and a standing youth to the right, with German text inscription below
Engraving of an interior scene with two figures seated apart; a woman reclines in an armchair at left while a man gestures toward her from a chair at right, a tall tiled stove between them; German text below in italic script.
Book illustration engraving depicting an interior scene with five figures: an elderly man with a walking stick at left, a seated figure on a low stool in the center, two women in white caps and dresses leaning over a bed or chair at right, and a cloaked woman near a staircase. German text below reads 'Haben sie nicht? oder fühlen Sie nicht.' with notation 'I. Th. 10. Cap.'
Line engraving of four figures in an interior corridor; a central figure in ornate dress faces an open doorway, flanked by three others in 18th-century coats, one holding a cane. German script caption below reads 'Ich Euch plagen, daß dich! ich glaube es ist nicht richtig in Eurem Oberstübchen.' Fine cross-hatching throughout.
Engraving of an indoor scene with four figures in 18th-century dress; at left, two figures grapple near a doorway, while two men stand at right watching. German script caption below reads 'Sagt dem alten Schelm...' Fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Engraving of an interior night scene with four figures: a woman in white raises her arms in a doorway at left, while two men in nightcaps and a third figure holding a lit candle gesture urgently in a low-ceilinged room. German text below reads "Gott sey uns gnädig! wo? wo?" Page numbered 6 with caption "II. Th. 42. Cap."
Engraving of six figures in an interior scene, two women at left in nightgowns and caps confronting a soldier in helmet and several other figures at right, lit by a single candle on the wall; German text below reads 'Madame, Ihr habt Euren Unterrock im nächsten Zimmer verlohren. II. Th. 42. Cap.'
Engraving of an interior scene with a standing woman in 18th-century dress and powdered wig, her arm grasped by a man kneeling at her feet; candlestick and draped table at left, curtained bed at right; German text in Gothic script below.
Line engraving of an interior scene with three figures: a person standing with back turned at left, a woman seated on a low bed holding an infant at center, and a bonneted woman seated at right. German script caption below reads "die berühmte Lady" with a chapter reference.
Engraving of an interior scene with three figures: one standing with back turned at left, one reclining in bed at center, and one seated at right in a bonnet and full skirts. Fine crosshatching throughout. German script caption reads "die berühmte Lady" below.
Engraving of three figures in a vaulted brick interior: two men seated on a low platform at left, one playing a flute at right, hat on the floor beside him. German text below reads 'Zum Zeichen der Freude' and 'IV. Th. 110. Cap.' Fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Black and white engraving of an 18th-century interior scene with six figures in period dress; a seated woman in a wide skirt faces three men with canes and a cloaked figure, a painting visible above a fireplace in the background; German text caption below reads 'Potz Velten, was für eine prächtige Galeere!' with chapter reference 'IV. Tl. 114. Cap.'
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustrations for Thomas Smollett's 'The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1785
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
54.67.249-.260
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.