Cecilia en Fidel worden verrast door de komst van Mortimer
Medium
etching
Dimensions
66; 109
About this artwork
ets; proefdruk
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowie (1726–1801), a prolific Prussian etcher and director of the Berlin Academy of, was renowned for his delicate illustrations of literary scenes, moral tales, and life during the late Enlightenment. Created in 1787, this intimate etching—measuring just 109 mm high by 66 mm—depicts *Cecilia en Fidel worden verr door de komst van* ("Cecilia and Fidel Sur by the Arrival of Mortimer As a proof print (*proefdruk*), it represents an early trial impression, offering a rare glimpse into the artist's meticulous refinement process before final publication. Chodowiecki's etching te...
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...