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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustrations for Ehrenberg's 'Pocketbook for 1796' (Set of 5 etchings)1795

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Engraving on cream paper of robed figures gathered around a nude child on a pedestal amid dense foliage, with a German caption below
Line engraving of an indoor scene with six figures in late 18th-century dress; a seated woman with curled hair turns toward three standing men at right, while two figures converse at a table at left where a woman in a feathered hat stands; German text in script lettering below reads "Hundert Thaler biet ich auf diesen Ring."
Line engraving of an interior scene with two figures at a table before a multi-paned window; a seated woman in loose dress looks up at a standing man in 18th-century military coat and powdered hair, with coins on the table between them; German script caption below reads "Nein liebes Mänchen das reicht noch nicht."
Engraving of a garden scene with three children and a seated adult figure on a bench beneath large trees, with a caption in German script reading "Uiberraschende Güte hat doppelten Werth" and an inscription at bottom left dated 1795.
Line engraving, dated 1795, depicting three figures in late 18th-century dress grappling in a struggle on a cobblestone street before a classical doorway, with fine cross-hatched shading.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustrations for Ehrenberg's 'Pocketbook for 1796' (Set of 5 etchings)
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1795
Medium
Etchings
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
55.102.6-.10
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings