The Card Game (Der kleine l'Hombre Tisch)

1758

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Associated Names
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Artist, German, 1726 - 1801

The image shows three individuals sitting at a table. Two individuals are seen from behind, displaying elaborate head coverings and attire. The third person faces forward, visible from the waist up. This person has delicate facial features and wears a head covering with lace or ornately woven material. They are all dressed in garments from an earlier time period, with long sleeves and layers of fabric. They sit around a small table with a lit candle in an ornate candlestick. One individual appears to be holding cards. The background is plain, emphasizing the focus on the people and their clothing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and sulfur tint with engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 79 x 10.8 cm (31 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 11.7 x 14.5 cm (4 5/8 x 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.22.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Engelmann 1857, no. 13, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1857

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

1982

  • Bauer, Jens-Heiner. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki: Das druckgraphische Werk. Berlin, 1982: 15.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: D. Chodowiecki del. &f.1758

Wikidata ID

Q74071267

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