Hendrik van Navarra in gesprek met Michel de l'Hopital en Gaspard de Coligny
Medium
etching
Dimensions
100; 57
About this artwork
height 100 mm x width 57 mm
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowie, a prolific 18th-century German artist renowned for his intricate etchings and illustrations, captures a pivotal moment in this 1790 print. Titled *Hendrik van Navarra in gesprek Michel de l'Hop en Gaspard de Col*, the small-scale etching (100 × mm) depicts Henry of Navarre—later Henry IV of France—in earnest conversation with Michel de l'Hôpital, the moderate Chancellor of France, and Gaspard Coligny, a leading Huguenot admiral. Created over two centuries after the event it portrays, the work reflects Chodowiecki's fascination with historical narratives, blending Enl...
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...