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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
The Praise of Foolishness1780

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Engraving on cream paper with six labeled illustrations including a man on horseback, allegorical female figures, a silhouette profile, a putto, and a reclining Venus amid clouds, with German captions and page references

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, The Praise of Foolishness, 1780, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
The Praise of Foolishness
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1780
Medium
Etching, laid down
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 7/16 x 3 1/8 in. (13.81 x 7.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
55.102.463
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.