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Idris

1789

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

This image shows two distinct scenes depicted in panels. The upper scene illustrates a figure with wings and a bow, amid a cosmic-like background with foliage and structures. The lower scene features a knight standing beside a horse in a wooded area. A centaur is seen interacting aggressively, a fallen figure lies on the ground, and another character appears to seek assistance or reacts with urgency.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer
Accession Number

1980.49.3
Catalogue Raisonné

Engelmann 1857, no. 607, State -608

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Bibliography

1857

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

Wikidata ID

Q74034212

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