1790
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dreaming on Roses is a 1790 ink by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a woman lying down, half-covered by a sheet. Her hair spills out, and she holds a branch with roses. The roses are simple but detailed, with leaves and buds. The lines are soft and textured, like a sketch that’s been carefully worked on. The artist used a technique that lets you see the different layers of lines, almost like scratching into the surface. This was a way to make the image feel more alive and less stiff. Look up etching to see how artists like this create depth with ink and metal plates.
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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