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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustrations for 'History of the Night of Saint Bartolomew'1799

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Engraving of six figures in Renaissance dress inside a vaulted hall; a man and woman at center face each other closely, surrounded by onlookers, with a caption in German and French below
Engraving of a figure lying in an ornate canopied bed surrounded by four standing attendants in period dress, with German and French script below in cursive lettering.
Engraving of a kneeling figure in peasant dress before a standing man in a tall hat, with a horse at center and armored soldiers in the background before a castle gateway; German and French caption below reads 'Coligni von einer Bauerin gewarnet / Coligni est averti par une paysanne'
Engraving of an interior scene with three figures in period costume: an armored knight at left, a central figure in mid-stride, and a third figure near a curtained canopy bed at right where a reclining figure is visible. Caption in German and French script below.
Engraving of an interior scene with a woman in an elaborate gown receiving a severed head presented by an armored soldier carrying a shield and sword; a candlestick and robed figure visible at left. German and French text below in cursive script.
Engraving of an adult figure in plumed hat gesturing toward a hanged body suspended from a structure at upper left, with three children and a dog in the foreground viewed from behind; German and French text in cursive script below.
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustrations for 'History of the Night of Saint Bartolomew'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1799
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Credit Line
Gift of Vergil Whirlow
Accession Number
55.103.208-.213
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings