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Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for 'History of the First Crusades'1800

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper with twelve small vertical narrative panels arranged in two rows of six, each with a German caption and a small vignette sketch below, depicting multi-figure historical or religious scenes
Line engraving depicting a robed figure addressing a crowd of men, women, and children in a town square, with a church facade visible in the background; German script caption below the image; small vignette of two figures at bottom of page.
Line engraving depicting an outdoor courtyard scene with armored figures standing at right, two central figures embracing or struggling, and numerous fallen bodies strewn across the foreground. Classical architecture and tall trees in background. German script caption below the image, with a small decorative vignette at bottom.
Engraving depicting a violent interior scene with multiple figures in medieval dress; armed soldiers with shields advance from the right while figures fall or struggle in a vaulted hall. German script caption below the image reads: 'Die Juden zu Worms tödten sich untereinander im Angesicht der sie verfolgenden Kreutzfahrer.'
Line engraving depicting a robed figure striding through two columns of flames with arms raised, surrounded by armored and cloaked onlookers; German script caption below reads in Gothic lettering.
Line engraving of two armored knights clasping hands before a castle gate, surrounded by soldiers; a fallen figure lies at lower left; German caption reads "Tankreds und Balduins Versöhnung"; small vignette of a tree below.
Engraving depicting a melee battle scene between armored soldiers carrying spears, shields, and a large banner, with fallen figures in the foreground and a domed building visible behind a wall in the background; German caption in script lettering below; small figures sketched at bottom of page.
Engraving depicting armored figures in combat before a wooded backdrop; a central figure in full plate armor strides forward amid a skirmish, with mounted soldiers and a partially unclothed figure at left; German script caption below reads in cursive lettering; small sketched tree vignette at bottom of page.
Engraving of a formal audience scene beneath an ornate canopied tent; a robed figure presents a document to an armored seated figure, flanked by attendants and soldiers; German script caption below; small vignette of two figures at bottom.
Line engraving depicting a robed figure raising a spear aloft inside a columned interior, surrounded by clergy in ecclesiastical vestments; a small fire burns at center foreground; ladder visible at right; German script caption below reads 'Peter Barthelemi findet die heilige Lanze'; small vignette sketch at bottom margin.
Engraving of an interior throne room scene; a robed figure stands with back to viewer facing a raised platform where several seated and standing figures in courtly dress receive him, beneath draped canopy; Gothic arched colonnade in background; German caption in script lettering below.
Line engraving depicting armored knights ascending a rocky outcrop in the foreground, gesturing toward a distant walled city visible on the horizon; a large column of soldiers with banners stretches into the middle ground. German script caption below the image reads: "Die Kreutzfahrer erblicken Jerusalem von den Anhöhen bey Nikopolis."
Engraving depicting a crowd of armored soldiers with spears and a flag, gathered around a goose and a goat in a rocky landscape; a figure bends toward the animals in the foreground; German script caption below reads 'Ein Kreutzfahrer Haufe von 280000 Menschen nimt eine Ganz und Ziege zu seinen Wegweisern'
Artist or Maker
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title
Illustration for 'History of the First Crusades'
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
1800
Medium
Etchings
Dimensions
Image: 3 1/8 x 1 15/16 in. (7.94 x 4.92 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Talpis
Accession Number
55.102.134-.145
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings