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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustrations for Meissner's 'Sketches'1782-1783

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Engraving on cream paper showing a woman asleep in a curtained canopy bed while two armored figures with plumed helmets stand watching her
Engraving of two figures in 18th-century dress standing face to face in an interior. A woman in a wide pannier skirt and powdered hair faces a man in a coat and breeches with a sword at his side. A settee and ornate side table with mirror are visible in the background, with fine cross-hatched linework throughout.
Line engraving of a candlelit bedroom interior; a figure writes at a small table beside a canopied bed where another figure reclines, while a third cloaked figure stands at left watching; fine cross-hatched shading throughout.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustrations for Meissner's 'Sketches'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1782-1783
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Various, see individual records
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
55.102.386-.387, .395, .412
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings