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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustrations for 'Becker's Almanac for 1798'circa 1798

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Engraving on cream paper showing three figures hurrying along a wooded path, with a woman in a long white dress and wide-brimmed hat, German text inscription below
Line engraving of an interior scene with three figures: a stout man in an ornate patterned robe and turban gesturing toward a music stand, and a young man and woman in late 18th-century dress standing opposite. Three framed portraits hang on the wall behind. German text below the image border.
Line engraving of an interior scene with three figures in late 18th-century dress: a man embracing a woman in a white gown while a second woman in a bonnet stands to the left near a draped bed; German text below the image border.
Line engraving of an interior scene with six figures in late 18th-century dress; a seated man reaches toward a standing young woman at center, while others look on; German text below reads "Soll ich sie traun?"
Engraving depicting a group of figures in late 17th-century dress with powdered wigs, gathered outdoors before a building flanked by trees; a woman in an ornate gown stands at center among several men, one gesturing toward a figure visible in an upper window.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustrations for 'Becker's Almanac for 1798'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1798
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
55.102.525-.529
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.