Hans Joachim von Zieten slapend aan de tafel van Frederik de Grote
Medium
etching
Dimensions
560; 462
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 462 mm x breedte 560 mm
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki's etching *Hans Joachim von Zietenend aan de tafel van de Grote* (1800) captures a charming, humanizing moment from Prussian history. The scene depicts the renowned cavalry general Hans Joachim von Z dozing at the dinner table of King Frederick the Great, likely alluding to a well-known anecdote of the aging hero's exhaustion after decades of loyal service. Created at the turn of the century, this large-scale print (462 mm high by 560 mm wide) reflects Chodowiecki's mastery as a leading 18th-century German printmaker and illustrator, who served as director of the Be...
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...