Young Man Seated, Smoking

1784

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

The image depicts a person seated in a chair. The individual has a relaxed posture, leaning slightly to one side with one hand resting on what appears to be a table. The person's facial features are detailed, with eyes cast downward and a neutral expression. They are wearing a long robe and a cap. The person holds a long pipe emitting smoke, and there is a cylindrical container on the table beside them. The background has a textured, lined pattern that extends onto the floor with a striped pattern under the chair and table.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous gift in memory of Charles B. Hoyt

  • Accession Number

    1950.2.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engelmann 1857, no. 513, State i/ii

  • Series Title

    Illustrations for a Pocket Calendar [1950.2.7-18]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Figure Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985-1986, no cat.

Bibliography

1857

  • Engelmann, Wilhelm. Daniel Chodowiecki's sammtliche Kupferstiche. Leipzig: Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann, 1857.

Wikidata ID

Q65071824

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