Betty achtervolgt Fritz met een kikker
Medium
etching
Dimensions
57; 66
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodcki, a prolific Polish-German artist of the Enlightenment era, created *Betty achtervolgt Fritz met een kikker* ("Betty Chases Fritz with a Frog") in 1779. Renowned for his witty genre scenes and moralistic illustrations, Chodowie captured the everyday antics of 18th-century society through thousands of prints. This tiny etching, measuring just 57mm by 66mm, exemplifies his mastery of miniature formats, often produced for books, pamphlets, or collections to democratize art during the rise of print culture. Rendered in etching—a technique where acid etches intricate lines i...
About the Artist
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki · 1726–1801
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801) was a German painter and printmaker of Polish-Huguenot descent who became the most celebrated graphic artist in 18th-century Germany. Born in Danzig (now Gdańsk), he created approximately 2,000 etchings that serve as an invaluable visual record of German bourgeois life during the Enlightenment. Largely self-taught, Chodowiecki moved to Berlin in 1743 and ach...