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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for 'Becker's Almanac for 1799'circa 1799

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Engraving on cream paper showing three figures on a cobblestone street: a cloaked woman in a tall hat facing two men, one in a bicorne hat, beneath a large leafy tree
Line engraving of three figures in a dimly lit interior: a woman in a mob cap stands at center with hands on hips, a figure in a top hat and light dress stands to the left with back turned, and a man at right holds a lit candle on a small table, rendered in fine cross-hatched lines.
Line engraving of an interior domestic scene with four figures: a standing woman in a white dress holding an infant, an older seated woman in a cap, and a young man in a chair with a heart-shaped cutout in the back, with additional figures at a table in the right background, set in a low-ceilinged room with exposed beams.
Engraving of two figures seated outdoors beneath large trees; one wears a wide-brimmed hat, the other a bonnet and shawl, gesturing outward, with a landscape visible in the background. Fine crosshatching throughout.
Line engraving of three figures in 18th-century dress meeting in an interior corridor: a young man with a cane at left, a woman in a feathered hat and shawl at center, and an older man in a frock coat at right, their hands joined in greeting. Fine cross-hatching defines architectural stonework in the background. Engraver's signature visible at lower right.
Line engraving of an interior scene with three figures in late 18th-century dress gathered near a cabinet by a window; a woman holds an open book or portfolio while two men lean in to examine it, framed prints on the wall at right and a wooden chair in the foreground.
Line engraving of two figures in late 18th-century dress embracing near a classical doorway, while a third figure with raised arms stands among trees at left; open landscape in background; German caption in script lettering below.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustration for 'Becker's Almanac for 1799'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1799
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
55.102.339-.346
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.