Wallfahrt nacht Frantzösch Bucholz (Pilgrimage to French Bucholz)

1775

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

This is a drawing of a group of individuals on a pilgrimage or procession. The image shows a small gathering of figures, with two adults riding on a donkey. One of the riders is holding a whip, while the other is holding a child. Walking beside them is a figure with a long robe and a tall hat, carrying a pole adorned with pretzels and a heart-shaped object. Following behind are other figures carrying baskets filled with bottles and other items, along with a platter. The scene is rendered in a detailed, linear style, capturing the textures in clothing and expressions, characteristic of an etching or engraving. Delicate lines create shading and give depth to the clouds in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.9 × 26.3 cm (8 1/4 × 10 3/8 in.)
    plate: 12.7 × 17.6 cm (5 × 6 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.52.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engelmann 1857, no. 337


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1857

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, along bottom: Wallfahrt nacht Frantzösch Bucholz gezeichnet von D: Chodowiecki in Berlin 1775

Wikidata ID

Q65567495

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