Young Man with Cane

1784

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

The illustration depicts a man standing upright in profile, facing slightly to the right. He has a pointed nose, a sharp chin, and wears a tri-cornered hat. His attire includes a long coat, knee-length breeches, knee-high stockings, and a long cravat. He is holding a walking cane in his right hand. The background shows a simple, textured landscape with sparse foliage around his feet.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous gift in memory of Charles B. Hoyt

  • Accession Number

    1950.2.16

  • 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

Q65071826

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