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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustrations for 'Moral and Satiric Content'1778

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Engraving of elegantly dressed 18th-century figures gathered around a seated woman in a candlelit interior, with German verse below; signed by Chodowiecki
Engraving of a domestic interior scene; a woman in a cap and skirt sits on the floor nursing an infant beside a curtained cradle, while another figure leans over a bed in the background; laundry hangs near a latticed window; a small child plays on the floor; four lines of German text in italic script below the image.
Engraving of three figures in 18th-century dress standing in a library interior, with shelved books and portrait busts displayed above; one figure holds an open book; German text in Gothic script below the image.
Engraving of a classically draped standing figure pulling back a heavy curtain to reveal a framed scene with multiple figures; four lines of German text in script below.
Engraving of a rural yard scene with a mounted rider gesturing toward a building, a donkey and several barking dogs in the foreground, and a figure leaning from a doorway; German verse text in Gothic script below.
Engraving of a man bowing deeply to kiss the hand of a woman in 18th-century dress, set in a tree-lined garden path, with German text in script below the image.
Engraving depicting a mounted soldier on horseback leaning down to offer aid to wounded or resting figures on the ground, with additional figures visible in the background beneath a tree; German verse text in italic script below the image.
Engraving of three figures on a wooded path: a man in a long dark coat and powdered wig gestures toward another man in tricorn hat and tailcoat, while a woman in a wide-brimmed hat and full skirt walks ahead; German script caption in italic hand below the scene.
Engraving of three figures in an outdoor setting: a youth in period dress reaches toward a lightly draped woman holding a wine glass aloft, while a dark-cloaked hunched figure lurks behind a tree at right. German verse in Gothic script below.
Engraving of four figures at a building entrance: two people stand in a doorway while two cloaked figures on the steps appear to play instruments, with a tree at right and a caption in German Gothic script below.
Engraving of an armored equestrian figure in a plumed helmet on horseback, facing a crowd of women in period dress before an architectural backdrop; German script verse below the image.
Engraving of a horse-drawn carriage on a cobblestone street, with figures beside it and tall buildings in the background; German verse in cursive script below the image.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustrations for 'Moral and Satiric Content'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1778
Medium
Etchings, laid down
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 7/16 x 1 15/16 in. (8.73 x 4.92 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
55.102.122-.133
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.