The History of the United States

1783/1784

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

There is a drawing of historical scenes from the American Revolution. The full description is composed of three distinct panels. The first panel shows a group of people setting fire to papers in a street setting. The second panel depicts a bustling harbor with ships docked and people gesturing animatedly toward the water. The third panel shows a group of individuals aiming rifles with smoke billowing in the background. The drawing is done in intricate line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (3 etchings on one sheet from one plate)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer

  • Accession Number

    1976.3.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engelmann 1857, no. 492, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1857

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

Wikidata ID

Q65567450

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