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Daniel Berger
Illustrations for Oliver Goldsmith's 'The Vicar of Wakefield'1776

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Engraving of a riverside rescue scene: a man wades into churning water to pull a figure to safety while onlookers on horseback and on the bank raise their arms
Engraving depicting a chaotic outdoor scene: a woman on horseback holds a child while figures on foot gesticulate with raised arms and a whip; German text below reads "Die Primrosesche Familie reitet nach der Kirche."
Engraving of a group of figures in 18th-century dress seated in an interior, including women with elaborate powdered wigs and fans and a man in a hat at left; a decorative cabinet visible in the background; German caption reads "Der Weyhnacht Abend."
Engraving of an interior scene with a man in military-style coat and boots standing at left, facing a group of two women and two children at right; German script caption below reads 'Uneinigkeit zwischen der Primroseschen Familie und Burchell.'
Engraving of two adults and two small children viewing a large painting hung on a wall; one adult reaches upward toward a shelf above the canvas. German script caption reads "Primrosesches Familien Gemähld. 16. Cap." Fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Book illustration, engraving depicting an outdoor theatrical or musical scene; a man in 18th-century coat and wig stands on a raised stage before columns and trees, while an audience with sheet music and instruments is seen from behind in the foreground; German script caption below reads "Des Doctor Primrose und seines Sohnes Georg Wiedersehen. 19. Cap."
Engraving of a crowd scene outdoors; a robed figure with raised hand addresses a group including women and children, while figures carrying pitchforks and shovels stand at left; bare tree at right; German caption in script lettering below reading 'Der Doctor unterwegens nach dem Gefängnis bestraft seine Pfarr Kinder. 25. Cap.'
Line engraving of a group of figures in a sparse interior; a standing man in a nightcap and robe faces a uniformed officer while others look on; a child sits on the floor at left; German caption in cursive script below.
Book illustration engraving, interior scene with low ceiling, showing two figures seated on the floor holding an infant at left, while a standing figure in coat and tall boots faces them and a smaller cloaked figure stands at right. German text below reads "Sophie kommt wider zum Vorschein. 30. Cap."
Engraving of an interior scene with five figures: a seated man in military dress gestures toward a standing figure at right, while two figures sit on the floor at center; German caption in cursive script below reads 'Georg wird von Burchell bestraft,' with fine cross-hatched shading throughout.
Black and white engraving of several figures in 18th-century dress gathered in an arched interior, with a robed clergyman at left gesturing toward the group; a radiant celestial scene with figures on clouds visible through the arch above. Caption reads "Beschlus. 32. Cap."
Artist or Maker
Daniel Berger
Title
Illustrations for Oliver Goldsmith's 'The Vicar of Wakefield'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1776
Medium
Etchings, laid down
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/8 x 2 in. (8.57 x 5.08 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald
Accession Number
54.67.237-.248
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.