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Louise en haar vader Johann Ludwig bezoeken Alexis in de gevangenis

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

1770 - 1775

Medium

pen

Dimensions

h 90mm × w 52mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; ink

Object Type

drawing; design

Subject Matter

prison, jail

Acquisition Method

loan

Acquired

1953

Notes

Bruikleen van de Dienst voor 's Rijks Verspreide Kunstvoorwerpen

Collection Type

drawings

About Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

1726–1801 • Kingdom of PrussiaPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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, Poland), he created approximately 2,000 etchings that serve as an invaluable visual record of German bourgeois life during the Enlightenment era.

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