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Henry, Susanne: Porträt Daniel Chodowiecki

Unknown

1795

From the collection of City Museum Berlin

Portrait Portrait

Dominant colour

Henry, Susanne: Porträt Daniel Chodowiecki is a 1795 by Unknown, depicting Portrait, held at City Museum Berlin.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1795
Where can I see it?: City Museum Berlin

About this work

This drawing shows a man sitting with a board and papers. He's looking straight at us. The man is Daniel Chodowiecki, a painter and engraver, and this is a portrait of him when he was older. The drawing gives us a sense of who Chodowiecki was. He's holding a board with papers, which tells us about his work as an artist. You can learn more about this style by looking at the technique of cross-hatching.