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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
The Sophists1790

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper of ten agitated figures in 18th-century dress with open mouths and raised arms outdoors; handwritten German title above frame reads 'Die Possession'
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
The Sophists
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1790
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 1/4 x 5 7/16 in. (8.26 x 13.81 cm); image: 2 1/8 x 4 7/16 in. (5.4 x 11.27 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Vergil Whirlow
Accession Number
55.103.161
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.