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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustrations for 'History of Brandenburg for 1793'1792

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Engraving of six men in late 17th-century court dress gathered around a draped table in a Gothic vaulted hall, with German text inscription below
Line engraving depicting an interior scene with a figure in 18th-century dress and plumed hat standing with a long firearm aimed toward a canopied bed, where a woman reclines. A group of four armed men in period military attire crowd in from the right. German script caption below.
Engraving of a banquet scene with several figures in 18th-century dress gathered around a table; a standing man grasps another by the collar while onlookers watch; German script caption below.
Engraving of three figures in an interior scene: two men in long curled wigs and 17th-century court dress face a robed cleric at right, one holding a document. German caption in Gothic script below, numbered 4 at top right.
Engraving of a ceremonial indoor scene; a central figure in ermine-trimmed robes and crown stands before a draped pedestal, surrounded by courtiers in formal 18th-century dress; German script caption below.
Engraving of a woman reclined in an ornate canopied bed, surrounded by four figures in 18th-century dress and powdered wigs. Fine cross-hatching defines the curtained interior. German script caption below reads 'Tod der Königin Sophie Charlotte. Königin. Lebe wohl geliebter Bruder.'
Line engraving depicting a crowd of figures in 18th-century dress gathered before a multi-story building, arms raised upward; a small child stands at right near a basket and potted tree; a figure watches from an upper window; German script caption below.
Engraving of a chaotic cavalry battle scene; a figure on foot in dark clothing stands at center amid fallen soldiers and horses, surrounded by mounted soldiers with raised weapons and flags; smoke fills the background; German script caption below.
Engraving of a formal ceremony with figures in 18th-century court dress and powdered wigs; a clergyman holding an open book presides at center behind a draped altar, joining the hands of two figures, with attendants on either side. German script caption below.
Engraving of four figures inside an open tent topped with a crescent moon; a standing figure in European military dress signs a document at a folding table, while three robed and turbaned figures look on, with German script caption below.
Engraving of two men in 18th-century military dress outdoors; one reclines in a wheeled chair while the other leans forward with outstretched arms, formal garden with tall trees in background; German script caption below.
Engraving of an interior scene with a man seated in an ornate chair gesturing toward three standing men in 18th-century court dress and wigs; a coffin is visible at right; German script caption below.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustrations for 'History of Brandenburg for 1793'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1792
Medium
Etchings
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Credit Line
Gift of Vergil Whirlow
Accession Number
55.103.37-.48
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.