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Rudolph of Hapsburg

1783

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

The image shows a medieval battle scene with armored knights on horseback and foot soldiers fighting with swords and spears. Two fallen knights are in the foreground. The background is crowded with soldiers carrying banners and engaged in combat, creating a chaotic atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer
Accession Number

1980.49.6
Catalogue Raisonné

Engelmann 1857, no. 479, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1857

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

Wikidata ID

Q74034234

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