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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Blumauer's 'Aeneide'1789

Not on view
Set of twelve small vertical engravings on cream paper arranged in two rows of six, each depicting multi-figure narrative scenes with German text captions below
Engraving with fine crosshatching; two figures amid swirling clouds, one elaborately dressed with an ornate headdress, the other in 18th-century coat and powdered wig; a small crouching figure at lower right; German text and caption below reading "VIRGILS AENEIS"
Engraving of a figure standing atop rearing sea-horses amid turbulent waves, arm raised holding a staff with lightning bolts in a stormy sky; a second figure tumbles behind. German script caption below.
Engraving of two figures in 18th-century dress seated on clouds, leaning toward each other; a small armed child stands nearby on the clouds. A bird flies above, and a town landscape appears below. German script caption at bottom.
Engraving depicting a dramatic court scene; a man in 18th-century dress bows deeply before a woman in a white gown seated beneath a fringed canopy, surrounded by attendants, with a crowd visible through arched columns in the background. Cursive text below reads 'Laister!'
Engraving depicting a crowd of figures before a large horse statue; a figure in full plate armor holds a document aloft while a bearded elder with a staff reads from a sheet; seated figures in foreground surround a cauldron and compass wheel; German script inscription at bottom.
Engraving depicting a dramatic scene with three armored male figures in close struggle, a young child at left holding a sword, and a cloaked woman at right, set against burning buildings and smoky sky; German script caption below, dated 1775.
Engraving of two figures facing a shrouded apparition in a wooded setting; a young man in boots and a cap gestures toward the draped white form while an elderly bearded figure in a long cloak looks on; a gravestone is visible at right; German script caption reads "Alle gute Geister!" below.
Engraving of two figures in 18th-century dress seated facing each other, a man extending his hand toward a woman in an elaborate powdered wig, beneath a radiant chandelier; German script inscription and monogram below.
Black and white engraving of two figures in a rocky cave or grotto setting; a standing figure in 18th-century dress with a cane faces a seated figure at left, with a third figure visible at upper right among trees; German script caption below.
Line engraving of an interior scene; a reclining figure in 18th-century dress holds a small dog on a chaise longue while a standing man in coat and tricorn hat points accusingly; ornate wall panels and chandelier in background; German text below reads "Masse! Sie müssen ohne Gnade in vier und zwanzig Stunden fort!"
Engraving of a woman in 18th-century dress seated beside a sofa, leaning on one hand while reading a small book; fine crosshatched linework throughout, with two lines of German script in cursive below the image.
Engraving of a woman in a loose gown, arm raised, leaning against a doorway or curtained wall; an open book rests on a daybed at left, and a small dog lies on the floor. German script caption below reads "Au weh! ich bing — ich sterbe! —"
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Blumauer's 'Aeneide'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1789
Medium
Etchings
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/4 x 2 9/16 in. (10.8 x 6.51 cm) each; image: 3 1/2 x 2 in. (8.89 x 5.08 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
55.102.146-.157
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings