Charakteristik Friedrichs II (Part III)

1800

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

This is a drawing of four historical scenes arranged in a grid. Each scene features groups of mounted and unmounted soldiers engaging in different activities within tented military camps. The top half of the image shows two vignettes with soldiers in combat or parade formations in landscapes, while the lower half presents two vignettes with soldiers in discussions or resting in military gatherings. The scenes depict historical military campaigns with backdrops of landscapes, tents, and war accouterments, emphasizing military life and strategy. Latin or German inscriptions above or below each scene provide context for the military actions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    set of four etchings in proof states with remarques, printed on one sheet of laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.1 x 18.4 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    2009.102.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engelmann 1857, no. 947, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    from G. D. Stein's _Characteristik Friedrichs des Zweiten, Königs von Preussen, Drei Theile_ (Berlin, 1798)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1857

  • Engelmann, Wilhelm. Daniel Chodowiecki's sammtliche Kupferstiche. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1857, no. 947 i/ii

Inscriptions

in plate: Halt Hussar! Du hast kein Pulver auf der Phanne. Characteristick Friedrichs II. III Theil. pag: 10; Hussar! wo geht dieser Weg hin? Char: Friedr: II. III Th. p 13.

Wikidata ID

Q76441082

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