James Cook op audiëntie bij George III
Medium
etching
Dimensions
57; 95
About this artwork
height 95 mm x width 57 mm
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowie, a prolific Polish-German printmaker of the late 18th century, captures a pivotal moment in this intimate 1790 etching titled *James Cook op audiëie bij George III*James Cook at Audience with George III). Measuring just 95 mm high by 57 mm wide, the work exemplifies Chodowiecki's mastery of small-scale etchings, which were hugely popular for book illustrations and personal collections across Europe. His style blends Rococo elegance with emerging Neoclassical clarity, rendering historical scenes with fine lines and expressive detail to evoke both grandeur and humanity. ...
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...