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Six Great Events of 1780-1790
Six Great Events of 1780-1790 is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki. It dates from 1791 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:Recto: in plate: top left: Toleranz / D: Chodowiecki inv: del & sculps. 1791; top center: Aufklärung / D. Chodowiecki inv. & sc:; top right: Kayser Leopolds sanste wieder Eroberung seiner Balgischen Staten / D Chodowiecki inv: del. & sc:; bottom left: Der Fürstenbund / D: Chodowiecki 1791; bottom center: D: Chodowiecki inv: & sc: 1791 / Der Todt Friedrichs des Zweyten; bottom right: D Chodowiecki inv: & Sculps: 1791 / Die neue Französische Constitution; at bottom right, in graphite: 661 Verso: at center, in graphite: E 661 II [upside down] / Allegorische - historische / [indecipherable] / E 661 II; at bottom left, in graphite: 120.-
- Markings
- Marked:verso: Wolfgang von Dallwitz (L. 2656)
About this work
If you're interested in learning more about the Romanticism movement, you might want to look into the works of artists like Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus.
This image shows six etchings on one sheet of paper. Each etching depicts a scene with people and objects, but the scenes are not clearly connected. The etchings are arranged in two rows of three, with each etching having a rectangular border.
The etchings are done in a style that suggests they are from the Romanticism movement. The artist, Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, is known for his work in this style. The etchings are part of a larger work called "Six Great Events of 1780-1790".
If you're interested in learning more about the Romanticism movement, you might want to look into the works of artists like Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus.
Overview
This 1791 etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki comprises six distinct scenes on a single sheet of laid paper, printed from one plate. The work is a visual representation of significant events from the decade preceding its creation.
Subject & Meaning
The etching presents a series of six sequential images, each depicting a scene with people and objects, arranged in two rows of three within rectangular borders. The scenes are not immediately connected, but together they form a narrative of notable events from 1780 to 1790.
Technique & Style
Chodowiecki's precise and detailed style is evident in the etching, characteristic of his work as an etcher. The style is consistent with the Romanticism movement, of which Chodowiecki was a part.
History & Provenance
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, a German painter and printmaker of Huguenot and Polish descent, spent most of his career in Berlin, where he later served as director of the Berlin Academy of Art.
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Artist
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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