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Bethrothal

1793

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

The image shows a scene with a couple in a natural setting. The perspective captures both the couple and their surroundings, with a high horizon emphasizing the landscape and distant buildings under a sky with clouds. The man and woman are depicted with lines and shading, framed by large trees. The etching uses fine lines for texture in the foliage and clothing. The color palette is sepia, giving an antique feel to the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Anonymous gift in memory of Charles B. Hoyt
Accession Number

1950.2.22
Catalogue Raisonné

Engelmann 1857, no. 698

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1857

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

Wikidata ID

Q65071840

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