1784
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Girl with Fan, Facing Right is a 1784 ink by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white etching of a woman standing outdoors. She’s turned slightly away, holding a fan in one hand and a long stick in the other. Her hair is pulled back, and she wears a loose dress that flows down to her ankles. Behind her, a tree and bushes frame the scene, with a wavy line suggesting water or a path at the bottom. The artist used fine lines to show light hitting her face and clothes, making the details stand out. This was a common way to create depth in etchings. Next, look up etching to see how artists like this made 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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