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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Characteristics of King Frederik II (Part III) is a 1800 ink by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This set of four black-and-white prints shows chaotic battle scenes. Soldiers on horseback clash with others on foot, swords drawn. One print shows a man on the ground, another depicts a group of riders charging forward. The lines are sharp, and the scenes feel crowded and intense. The artist used text in German to label each scene, hinting at the king’s leadership or flaws. The prints look like they were made to tell a story, not just show action. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
Daniel Niklaus Chodowiecki (16 October 1726 – 7 February 1801) was a German painter and printmaker of Huguenot and Polish ancestry, who is most famous as an etcher.
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