1758
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Standing Ladies (Demoiselles Quantin) is a 1758 ink by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two women standing side by side, wearing long dresses with big collars and bows. Their clothes look fancy but simple, with loose sleeves and long skirts. The lines are scratchy, like the artist drew fast—some strokes are thick, others barely there. The paper has a textured look, like old paper with a grid pattern. The artist signed it in the corner with a tiny bird doodle. It’s not colored, just black lines on a light background. Next, check out how etching, drypoint, aquatint work to see how this sketch was made.
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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