Clarissa

1796

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

This is a drawing of two separate scenes. The image is divided into two panels, each depicting a different scene.

In the left panel, the outdoor scene shows two figures engaged in conversation in a garden setting. They stand on a path surrounded by lush foliage and trees under a partly cloudy sky.

In the right panel, the indoor scene captures a group gathered in a room furnished with a high ceiling and wooden panelling. One figure appears seated, with others standing close by.

The contrasting scenes suggest a connection between the two events portrayed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching (2 etchings on one sheet from one plate)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer

  • Accession Number

    1976.52.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engelmann 1857, no. 815, State -816


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1857

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

Wikidata ID

Q65567493

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