Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki in de kamer van zijn moeder
Medium
etching
Dimensions
230; 179
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Step into the intimate world of 18th-century domestic life *Daniel Nikolaus Chodcki in de kamer van moeder* (Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki in His Mother's Room), a delicate etching created by the artist himself in 1774 Measuring just 179 × 230 mm, this small-scale work captures Chodowiecki seated in a cozy interior, offering a rare personal glimpse into the life of one of Europe's most prolific printmakers. The title, in Dutch, hints at its possible circulation in the Netherlands, a hub for print collecting. Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki (1726–1801), a Polish-German artist based in Berlin, was a ...
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...