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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.

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Plate 1 for 'Moral and Satiric Content', 1778, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.