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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustrations for Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

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Engraving on cream paper showing four figures on a ship's deck, three cloaked passengers confronted by a gesturing sailor, with rigging overhead and German caption text below
Line engraving of two figures in a garden setting; a woman in a light dress seated on a stone bench beneath a tree, and a standing figure in robes and a turban gesturing toward her. German script caption at bottom reads "Du bist schläfrig."
Book illustration engraving: three figures in a garden setting beneath a large tree. At right, a woman in a full-length gown embraces an armored male figure; at left, a soldier in plumed helmet stands apart. A translucent ghostly female apparition floats in the background foliage. German script caption below reads: "O mein theurer Vater, verfährt nicht so rasch und strenge mit ihm."
Engraving depicting a large beast with open mouth facing two standing figures in robes beneath a tree, with German text and scene notation below.
Engraving of two figures confronting a large bear crouched over a bundle of logs; one figure raises an arm, the other gestures forward; German script caption below; fine crosshatched linework with a landscape background.
Engraving of three figures in an outdoor garden setting; at left, a man in a feathered hat bends forward dramatically, at center a woman in skirts gestures toward him, and at right a bearded figure stands near a pedestal. German script caption below reads: "Ach! ich bitte dich arbeite nicht so eifrig."
Engraving depicting three figures in an outdoor setting: a large, spotted creature crouching at left, a central figure in a jester's costume with ruff collar and bells, and a masked comic figure at right. A winged cherub or spirit floats above in the clouds. A tree frames the upper left. German script text appears below the image.
Line engraving depicting a group of figures in 18th-century dress gesturing toward a draped table set with food and vessels, while ethereal winged and ghostly figures hover above and around them; German script caption below reads "Was für eine Harmonie ist das?"
Engraving of two robed figures kneeling at opposite ends of a draped table, with a winged, horned creature rising above its center against a clouded sky; German script caption below reads "Ihr seid drey Männer der Sünde."
Line engraving of three figures in an interior: a bearded man in turban and robes at left gestures with one finger raised; at center, a young man in short costume embraces a woman in a long pale gown. A draped curtain hangs in the background. German script caption below, numbered 10 at top right.
Engraving of four figures outdoors; a large-robed figure in a tall hood faces three bearded men in layered cloaks, one wearing a decorated hat. German script caption below reads 'Hier seht! denn ihr seyd alle fest gezaubert.' Fine crosshatched linework with trees in background.
Engraving of three figures in period costume standing in an interior with draped curtain; a central woman faces a lean male figure who takes her hand, while a second man in plumed hat looks on. German script caption below reads "Gebt mir eure Hände!" Page numbered 12.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustrations for Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'
Place Made
Germany
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
55.102.575-.586
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.