Servants

1780

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

The image shows three rows of figures in 18th-century attire. The figures are depicted in various poses, interacting with each other. They have detailed facial features, neatly styled hair, and wear clothing typical of the period, including long coats, waistcoats, stockings, and buckled shoes. Some carry walking sticks, wear powdered wigs, hold letters or documents, and one has a fan. The background is plain, emphasizing the figures. The illustration is created using a stippled and cross-hatched technique.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. Dieter Erich Meyer

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 16.5 × 9.3 cm (6 1/2 × 3 11/16 in.)
    plate: 5.58 × 8.3 cm (2 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.49.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engelmann 1857, no. 342

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1857

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at bottom center: D. Chodowiecki del: & sculps: 1780; verso: at center, in graphite: 23

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q74034237

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