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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Paul Erdmans Fest Wandsbecher 'Messenger from M. Claudius,' fourth part1783

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Engraving on cream paper depicting a crowded interior hall with dozens of figures in 18th-century dress gathered around a cloth-covered table set with dishes, a man serving drinks at center

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Illustration for Paul Erdmans Fest Wandsbecher 'Messenger from M. Claudius,' fourth part, 1783, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Vergil Whirlow, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustration for Paul Erdmans Fest Wandsbecher 'Messenger from M. Claudius,' fourth part
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1783
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 1/16 x 4 7/8 in. (7.78 x 12.38 cm); image: 2 9/16 x 4 5/16 in. (6.51 x 10.95 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Vergil Whirlow
Accession Number
55.103.194
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.