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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Henry Pestalozzi's 'Leonard and Gertrude or the Village Customs' (Set of 8 etchings)1782

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Engraving on cream paper depicting a room interior with a lone child in a wide-brimmed hat standing apart from a crowd of children clustered beneath a heavy curtain
Engraving, dated 1782, of three figures outdoors beneath a large tree. A standing woman in a white dress and head wrap holds a small child; across a small table, a seated man in 18th-century coat and tricorn hat reaches toward items on the table. Fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Engraving of a tavern interior with six figures in 18th-century dress gathered around a table holding tankards and jugs; a dog scavenges scraps on the floor below, with a candle at right and exposed ceiling beams above. Fine crosshatched linework throughout.
Line engraving of an interior scene with several figures gathered around a person lying in a bed. A woman in cap and apron leans over the bed beside a wooden barrel; a standing man, children, and another adult figure look on. Low-beamed ceiling with shelves above; tools and a small stool on the floor in the foreground. Plate number IV and page reference 115 printed at top corners; engraver's inscription at lower right.
Line engraving of two men in 18th-century dress conversing in a doorway; a stout figure in apron and cap faces a slender man in coat and breeches, with a third face peering from behind the door, pottery on a mantelpiece above, and a small dog at lower left. Engraver's signature at bottom right.
Engraving depicting a man in 18th-century working clothes standing in a doorway, gesturing toward two children huddled together at right, with a tree and wooden fence in the background. Fine crosshatched line work; plate number "VI" and "P. 266" visible at top.
Engraving of two figures in a rocky outdoor setting; a man in 18th-century dress staggers forward with arms raised, while a second figure stands on elevated rocks above, with a bright burst of light between them.
Engraving of two men in a low-ceilinged interior; one in loose breeches and waistcoat stands with hands clasped, the other in a dark robe gestures with raised fingers by candlelight on a table at right.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustration for Henry Pestalozzi's 'Leonard and Gertrude or the Village Customs' (Set of 8 etchings)
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1782
Medium
Etchings
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 x 3 in. (12.7 x 7.62 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grunwald
Accession Number
54.67.49-.56
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings