Karel IX in gesprek met Gaspard de Coligny
Medium
etching
Dimensions
58; 100
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowie, a prolific Prussian engraver of Polish descent (17261801), captures a pivotal moment from 16th-century French history this intimate 1790 etching, *Karel IX in gesprek Gaspard de Coligny (Charles IX in Conversation with Gasp de Coligny). Measuring just 100 × 58 mm, the work exemplifies Chodowiecki's mastery of miniature-scale illustrations, often produced for books, pamphlets, and collections during the Enlightenment era. His style blends Rococo elegance with emerging neoclassical precision, making complex historical narratives accessible to a wide audience. The scene...
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...